16 August 2024
RMT Press Office
RMT members working onboard Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels around the world including Singapore and Cyprus took part in further strike action today (Friday August 16, 2024) against low pay.
Members on RFA Argus currently docked in Singapore and RFA Mounts Bay in Cyprus joined members around the UK bringing a global spotlight on poor pay, and terms and conditions of employment at RFA when compared to other shipping companies.
RFA ratings downed tools the day after RFA officers took strike action for the first time in the long running dispute over low pay in what even the government believes is an essential and professional service.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch congratulated members for taking a fourth day of strike action but lamented the fact that ministers and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) were in no hurry to resolve the ongoing dispute.
“This union has been repeatedly told that the MoD will look to start pay negotiations with vague promises of further meetings but it is clear that they are failing to address our concerns.
“RMT members remain out of pocket from the current derisory pay settlement and the RFA seem content to kick this issue into the long grass.
“If the RFA believes that its workers are as ‘highly trained and working to the same standards as other military personnel’ as it says then it should be reflected in what they are paid.
“RMT remains ready to enter into meaningful talks as ever,” he said.
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