irish ferries - 11 Items Tagged Within News
RMT demands action on Seafarer jobs
SEAFARERS’ UNION RMT has today written an open letter warning of the consequences for seafarer jobs, maritime safety and economic prospects in Dover and across the country from a failure to tackle anti-trade union employer Irish Ferries’ exploitative crewing model....
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Irish Ferries, Dover, Seafarers, Ratings, Jobs, Maritime Safety
RMT calls for Irish Ferries boycott
On the day that Irish Ferries began operating passenger and freight ferry services on the Cypriot-registered Isle of Inishmore between Dover and Calais, RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch, said: “Seafarer fatigue remains a threat to safety standards across the shipping...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Irish Ferries, Dover, Calais, Boycott, RMT
RMT demands top level meeting over Irish Ferries threat to jobs in Dover
Irish Ferries currently operate roll-on roll-off ferry services between Dublin and Holyhead and Rosslare and Pembroke with predominantly eastern European resident crew recruited by Matrix Ship Management of Cyprus. Hundreds of Ratings in Dover were made redundant in the middle...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Irish Ferries, Port of Dover, Calais, Ferries
RMT demands to meet Dover MP over threat to local jobs
In the letter RMT General Secretary Mick Cash says:
"I write to seek an urgent meeting with you following Irish Ferries’ announcement that it is planning to begin operating passenger ferries on the Dover-Calais route.
"As you may be aware,...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Irish Ferries, Port of Dover, Natalie Elphicke, Dover, Calais, Ferries
RMT statement on Irish Ferries
Maritime Union RMT has raised serious concerns over today's announcement that Irish Ferries will commence a service on the Dover – Calais route. Irish Ferries is a well known operator with a proven reputation for exploiting overseas Seafarers.
RMT has...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Irish Ferries, Dover, Calais, DFDS, P&O Ferries,
RMT on latest Brexit ferries moves
MARITIME UNION RMT has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today demanding Government action to protect and expand job opportunities and working conditions for British seafarers in the latest twist of the on-going Brexit Ferries saga.
RMT is warning that...
Region: National
Tagged with: brexit ferries, irish ferries, seatruck, grant shapps, tory government
RMT to hold protest in Holyhead tomorrow
Maritime union RMT will be holding a protest on Friday 8th February from 0630 at Holyhead Port, Anglesey LL65 1DR. The protest will be targeting the 0815 sailing of the Cyprus registered WB Yeats with activists leafleting vehicle and freight passengers as...
Region: North West
Tagged with: irish ferries, siptu, nautilus, shipping, maritime, holyhead, wb yeats
RMT to hold protest in Holyhead on Friday 8th February
Maritime union RMT will be holding a protest on Friday 8th February from 06:30 at Holyhead Port, Anglesey LL65 1DR.
The protest will be targeting the 08:15 sailing of the Cyprus registered WB Yeats with activists leafleting vehicle and freight passengers as...
Region: National
Tagged with: sos2020, irish ferries, wb yeats, holyhead
RMT to hold Irish Sea campaign day of action
As part of maritime union RMT’s campaign for more jobs for domestic ratings on the Irish Sea the union is holding a Day of Action against Irish Ferries on Monday 26 November with a protest as follows:
Irish Ferries: from midday,...
Region: North West
Tagged with: irish ferries, day of action, sos2020, seafarer,
Ireland-UK unions join forces on Irish Sea ferries
British and Irish seafaring unions have called for an urgent meeting with Irish Ferries to discuss concerns over the pay and conditions of the crew that will work on a new ‘super-ferry’ due to come into service in the autumn....
Region: National
Tagged with: irish ferries, siptu, nautilus, shipping, maritime
RMT demands action against UK ferry and cruise companies
P&O, Condor, Irish Ferries and Stena are amongst a number of well known companies revealed to be paying below the minimum wage rate of £6.31 an hour on what the union has dubbed “ships of shame.” Popular routes where the...
Region: National
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