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RMT calls for Green New Deal following Labour offshore workers protections pledge
Labour have announced that they will introduce a skills passport, protect offshore jobs and ensure workers can transition to a greener energy sector in the future.
The skills passport, originally outlined in the UK Government’s 2021 North Sea Transition...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Green New Deal, Labour
RMT responds to public funding for green ships
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said:
“We recognise that shipping and every other part of the transport network needs to decarbonise, including the fleets of crew transfer and other vessels delivering clean energy from renewable offshore sources.
“Unfortunately,...
Region: National
Tagged with: Green Ships, Decarbonisation, RMT, Mick Lynch
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 reaction to two 'Green Freeport' sites for Scotland
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary said:
"Freeports are fatally flawed because they will be operated in private not public interests and it's sad to see the SNP Government fall for this confidence trick by Boris Johnson's ultra-capitalist Tories.
"England's Freeports...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: Green Freeport, SNP, Tory, Government, Freeport
Transport and energy workers to protest tomorrow
Marking the three-month anniversary of the beginning of the COP26 Climate Conference transport and energy workers are to march to the office of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tomorrow to protest at the betrayal by the SNP / Green Government of...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: COP26, Climate Conference, SNP, Green, Rail, Ferry, Energy
RMT responds to ScotWind announcement
Offshore and seafarer union RMT today responded to Crown Estate Scotland’s announcement of 17 fixed and floating offshore wind projects in Scottish waters in exchange for nearly £700m from developers, including Shell, BP, Total, Spanish-owned Scottish Power Renewables, SSE, Vattenfall and...
Region: RMT Scotland
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