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Rail Gourmet Eurostar strikes suspended after new offer
RMT members in Rail Gourmet will now get a 7.6% uplift in pay which has only come about due to strike action and strong negotiating stances from union reps and officers.
The union has pursued active discussions with Rail Gourmet...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Eurostar, Rail Gourmet, Caterers
RMT stands in solidarity with Australian building workers
The effective shutdown of CFMEU activities in defence of its members following trial by media is an attack on an organisation committed to winning a better deal for working people.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that despite the fact...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, CFMEU
Eurostar members suspend ballot after improved Olympic payments deal
This means the ballot of Eurostar members has ended and no dispute now exists between RMT and senior management.
The continental rail company have agreed to significantly improve premium payments for staff working during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Eurostar, Olympics, Pay
Eurostar strike ballot over Olympics payments
The decision follows the company's failure to meet the union's demands for equitable compensation during the major sports event.
All RMT members at Eurostar International will be balloted for industrial action, including a potential strike and action short of...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Eurostar
Rail Gourmet Eurostar strike action over pay continues
RMT members working for Rail Gourmet are trying to get management back round the negotiating table.
Last month, they took several days action and are determined to get a decent pay deal.
The strike started on Wednesday 6am and will ...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Rail Gourmet, Eurostar, Pay Justice
Eurostar Rail Gourmet workers to take strike action over pay
This follows a magnificent 95% yes vote in our strike ballot, which has given the union a mandate to pursue industrial action to win better pay for low paid members working within the continental rail service.
RMT General Secretary Mick...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Eurostar, Rail Gourmet, Strike, Pay
Arriva sold to Cayman Islands registered company
Deutsche Bahn which is owned by Germany and has run Arriva since 2010 has sold the company to I Squared Capital for 1.6bn euros.
I Squared Capital is registered in the Cayman Islands tax-haven and recently had a bid for First...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Arriva, Deutsche Bahn, I Squared Capital
RMT secures pay deal on Eurostar
The deal means directly employed Eurostar staff will get a pay rise between 8 and 17 percent depending on their grade and role.
All staff will get a minimum uplift of £4,300 for everyone on £45,000 or below.
Other measures included...
Region: National
Tagged with: Eurostar, RMT, Mick Lynch, Pay Deal
Mitie staff on Eurostar begin strike ballot
All RMT members working for Mitie in security at Eurostar will be balloted from July 11 until 1 August.
The member of staff was dismissed from employment by Mitie and the union believes the decision to be wholly unfair.
In a separate...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Eurostar, Mitie, Mick Lynch, RMT
Eurostar security staff cancel strike action
Strike action by RMT members working on the Eurostar security contract for Mitie tomorrow (December 22) has been called off after the company made an improved pay offer of over 10 per cent and an uplift of nearly 30 per cent for the...
Region: National
Tagged with: Eurostar, Security, RMT, Mick Lynch,
Eurostar security staff to strike for 4 days in December over pay
The workers, some of whom earn as little as £10.66 per hour rejected a below inflation pay offer and emphatically voted for strike action with an 81% 'yes' vote.
The strike action will severely affect Eurostar services and travel plans...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eurostar, Mick Lynch, Strike
RMT suspends June 3 action
Station staff at Euston and Green Park stations have faced bullying and intimidation from a single manager for years, leading to a breakdown of industrial relations.
However, following intense negotiations between RMT and tube bosses, an agreement was reached to...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: London Underground, LUL, Tube, Euston, Green Park, Bullying
Tube strike action set for Queen's Jubilee
RMT members at both stations have suffered years of intimidation, bullying and unjustified sackings of colleagues by a manager who has created a toxic atmosphere in the workplace.
Strike action is set for June 3 which coincides with the Queen's Jubilee...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: London Underground, Tube, LUL, TfL, Strike, Euston, Green Park, Bullying,
RMT responds to European Causeway being adrift off the coast of Larne
"Since our members were viciously sacked on 17 March, this vessel has been detained by the MCA for failing a raft of safety checks.
"The list of offences is now as long as your arm and the Government has to step...
Region: National
Tagged with: P&O Ferries, European Causeway, DP World, Seafarers, Sackings,
Churchill cleaning staff to take 48-hour strike action
RMT members working for cleaning contractor Churchill across London and the South East, will take 2 days strike action from Saturday March 12 across trains and stations run by major railways companies. This will be the second bout of strike action in...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Cleaners, Churchill Group, Strike, Pay Justice, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1
Hundreds of key rail cleaners to strike
Rail cleaners will continue their fight for pay justice next week with a 48-hour stoppage next week. RMT members who keep trains and stations clean across London and the Southeast are campaigning for £15 an hour and to be made...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Cleaners, Churchill Group, Strike, Pay Justice, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1
Biggest ever rail cleaners strike
Hundreds of rail cleaners are out in force on picket lines this morning in the biggest ever coordinated wave of strike action in the fight for pay justice. The cleaners, who are all employed by the outsourcing company Churchill and...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Cleaners, Churchill Group, Strike, Pay Justice, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1,
Rail cleaners to rally outside Parliament tomorrow
The cleaners, who are all employed by the outsourcing company Churchill and have worked throughout the Covid-19 crisis to clean trains and stations on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar and HS1 services, will walk out for a 24 hour...
Region: National
Tagged with: Cleaners, Churchill Group, Strike, Pay Justice, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1
Rail cleaners to strike this week
Hundreds of heroic rail cleaners employed by Churchill on four contracts in the South East will take strike action on Wednesday 23rd February as part of their fight for pay justice. As the cost of living crisis escalates, the cleaners,...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Cleaners, Churchill Group, Strike, Pay Justice, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1,
Rail cleaner Covid heroes ballot begins
RAIL UNION RMT will begin balloting cleaners today employed by outsourcing company Churchill on four separate contracts in the South East for strike action in pursuit of fair pay. The historic strike ballot is the latest phase of a long-running...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Churchill, Cleaners, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern, Southeastern, Eurostar, HS1, Justice for Cleaners, Sick Pay, Pay Rise, Outsourcing
Cleaners serve notice of strike ballot
RAIL UNION RMT has served notice to an outsourcing company that on the 18th January it will be balloting cleaners on four of its contracts in the South-East for industrial action as part of a dispute over pay and justice...
Region: South East and Anglia
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