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CrossCountry workers to begin overtime ban in rest day working dispute
The action follows Cross Country’s refusal to negotiate on enhancements for all grades to overtime and rest day working, despite previously agreed commitments.
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said:
“CrossCountry is trying to wriggle out of agreements and...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Cross Country, Overtime Ban
RMT strike action to hit Nottingham bus services in pay dispute
Strike action will take place on the following days:
• Thursday 12 June 2025
• Wednesday 18 June 2025
• Wednesday 25 June 2025
• Wednesday 2 July 2025
Bus workers operate critical services across Nottingham, including the Medilink routes serving NHS hospitals and clinics.
Despite the vital role...
Region: Midlands
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Bus, Strike, CT4N
RMT welcomes SWR public ownership but demands end to outsourcing scandal
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SWR press release 22May25
Under new arrangements, SWR will be taken into public ownership on Sunday, as part of the government’s transition to Great British Railways.
However, key roles...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, SWR, South Western Railway, Public Ownership
RMT secures Eurostar pay deal
The deal includes a 3.8% pay rise, a matching 3.8% increase in home-to-work travel allowances, and key improvements to family-friendly policies, all negotiated by RMT.
These include one extra day of paid carer’s leave and an additional two days of paid paternity...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Eurostar, Pay
Balfour Beatty Rail Plant strike ballot to open
RMT members working rail infrastructure maintenance, operations and engineering and technical support, have already overwhelmingly rejected this offer, which does nothing to address the rising cost of living.
Despite further talks, the company has refused to make a meaningful improvement...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Balfour Beatty, Pay
Offshore workers must not be casualties of clean energy transition, warns RMT
The union which represents workers in the offshore energy sector, has said it is committed to working with the government but has insisted that any green transition must centre around workers, ensuring secure well-paid jobs for the long-term future.
RMT...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Offshore, Energy,
Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract awarded to CalMac
The Scottish government made the decision following a long running People's CalMac campaign by the union, demanding more investment and to put island communities before profit.
Eddie Dempsey, RMT general secretary said: "This is a tremendous victory not just for...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, CalMac,
RMT demands end to outsourcing on Britain’s railways
A new RMT report, How Outsourcing Embeds Systemic Racism on the Railway, exposes how thousands of rail workers—predominantly from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities—are trapped in outsourced roles with no pensions, no training, and no pathway to progression.
...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, End Rail Outsourcing
A charter for starters!
RMT’s Apprentice Charter outlines a comprehensive plan to address challenges faced by apprentices, improve the quality of apprenticeships, and ensure the future sustainability of the transport sector.
It calls on politicians and employers to take decisive action to support and...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Apprentices Charter
ScotRail peak fares scrapped following union pressure
The move follows sustained pressure from unions and campaigners, who have long argued that peak fares were an unjust barrier to affordable travel for working people.
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “This is the right decision and a clear...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Rail Union, ScotRail
Major RMT victory for collective bargaining at Rail Gourmet
The company has now conceded to all of the union’s demands and will sign a comprehensive recognition agreement in a major reversal of its long-standing refusal to engage properly with trade unions in the workplace.
As a result, the...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Rail Gourmet, TransPennine Express,
Merseyrail cleaners win pay victory
The new agreement, which includes a six per cent pay rise backdated to April 2023, a further five per cent from April 2024, improved sick pay, and an uplift to a £15 minimum hourly rate from April 2025, marks a significant victory for...
Region: North West
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Merseyrail, Churchill Cleaning Services, Cleaners
ScotRail’s 3.8% fare hike is punishing passengers and undermining climate goals
The fare increase comes off the back of the Scottish Government signing off on plans to cut hours at the majority of ScotRail ticket offices, undermining accessibility and passenger support across the network.
It also follows the reintroduction of...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, ScotRail, fares
RMT slams Foreland Shipping over pay inequality amid soaring profits and MoD contract windfall
Foreland Shipping operates the Strategic Sealift Service under a long-running Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal with the MoD.
Originally set to run for 25 years, the contract was extended in December 2024 to 2031 at a total value of £476 million.
The company’s...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Forland Shipping, Maritime, Seafarers
RMT urges Avanti to address ticket office staff shortages
Following a successful campaign led by RMT — with overwhelming public support — plans to close ticket offices nationwide were abandoned.
However, Avanti has yet to reverse staffing decisions made during the closure threat.
Over recent months, the...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Avanti West Coast, Ticket Offices, Staffing
RMT welcomes TfL e-bikes ban
Recent fires involving e-bikes with large batteries on the network, have caused safety concerns amongst tube workers and passengers.
Responding to the decision, RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "We welcome the banning of non-folding e-bikes from the tube...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Tube, E-Bikes, TfL, London Underground
RMT responds to Chancellor's Spring Statement
"Unless there is a fundamental shift in the structure of our economy that redistributes wealth toward investment in our infrastructure, housing, and services, the cycle of falling living standards and shifting wealth to the super-rich and corporations will continue for...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Spring Statement, Rachel Reeves
Underpaid, Overworked, ignored – RMT members demand urgent reform for bus industry
Data from two surveys of over 500 bus workers paints a stark picture of a workforce undervalued, overworked, and exposed to daily risk.
Key findings:
· 72.6% say low pay is the main reason colleagues are leaving the job, with many...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Bus Workers
Foreland Shipping seafarers overwhelmingly reject pay offer
85% of RMT members want a better deal and the union has written to the employer calling for an urgent meeting with management in an effort to resolve the matter and avoid the need to move to a ballot for strike...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Foreland Shipping, Seafarers
Staff cuts undermine accessibility, Transport Select Committee report confirms
RMT gave oral evidence to the inquiry in September 2023 after the previous Government pushed plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices and cut around 2,300 station staff jobs.
These controversial plans were only scrapped after a massive public backlash, led...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Transport Select Committee, Staff Cuts, Accessibility
Outsourced cleaners will take strike action on Merseyrail
Despite repeated attempts to negotiate, outsourcing firm Churchill Services has refused to put forward an acceptable offer, leaving workers no other option but to take strike action.
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said:
“Churchill must recognise that our members are...
Region: North West
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Merseyrail, Churchill Services, Cleaners
RMT responds to Labour welfare cuts announcement
Eddie Dempsey RMT general secretary said: "Welfare cuts target people who rely on support to survive, including disabled people, carers, the unemployed, and those in insecure work.
“For the past 40 years our economy has been marked by low investment,...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Welfare Cuts, Labour Party
RMT calls for greater seafarers' protections on third P&O anniversary
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said:
“The government has taken some big steps in the right direction.
“But there is more to do to stop another P&O Ferries from happening.
“We want to continue to work with ministers to go...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, P&O Ferries, Fire And Rehire
RMT calls for e-bikes ban on Tube
The incident could have been far worse if the e-bike had been inside a tube train, putting those on board at severe risk.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "TfL needs to take immediate action and ban e-bikes from...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Tube, Underground, e-bike, London Mayor, Sadiq Khan
RMT accepts Avanti deal, ending rest day working dispute
The agreement, secured after several days of strike action, delivers significant improvements for Train Managers, including:
- Pay rates increasing to time plus a quarter, and time plus a half for Saturdays and Sundays.
- Minimum shift payment rising from six hours...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers, Rest Day Working
North Sea Collision
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Our thoughts are with all the seafarers working on both vessels and their families.
“A collision on the open seas is a deeply troubling incident and the resulting fire has international attention. Not only...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Stena Immaculate, Solong
Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary
He previously served as RMT’s Senior Assistant General Secretary, and will take over from Mick Lynch tomorrow (Friday 7 March.)
Mr Dempsey has been a leading figure in the union’s campaigns for fair pay, job security, and better conditions for...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, general Secretary
RMT welcomes seafarer amendments to Employment Rights Bill
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
“The P&O Ferries scandal was one of the most shameful episodes in the history of industrial relations and therefore RMT strongly welcomes amendments to the Employment Rights Bill which can pave the way for...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Employment Rights Bill, P&O Ferries
RMT members vote to accept pay deals
This means the national rail dispute is now concluded.
This outcome reflects the collective efforts of our membership in defending their jobs, working conditions, pay, and pensions from the attacks of the previous Tory government and their private contractors.
We...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Rail, Train Operating Companies, Network Rail
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Region: South Wales and West; South West
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, First Group, Bus Workers, Pay, Strike
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
Rail companies raking in profit and stripping the railways of money
Train company bosses take little risk with their capital but have benefited from profits before tax, of 126% of the capital invested by rail operators.
65% of profits are locked away in shareholder dividends instead of being redistributed into improving the...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Train Operating Companies, Rail Privatisation
RMT calls for public ownership of buses after government criticised in transport report
£1bn made available to local authorities for their Bus Service Improvement Plans ‘is simply not enough money to produce real improvements in bus services across the whole country’ and that ‘allowing roughly half the country to miss out risks entrenching,...
Region: National
Tagged with: Buses, RMT, Mick Lynch, Bus Service Improvement Plan,
RMT update on train operating companies dispute
The RMT NEC has decided that the scheduled action will remain in place but that the union will be available for discussions and will attend any meetings on creating a resolution to the dispute through an improved offer.
The union...
Region: National
Tagged with: Train Operating Companies Dispute
RMT calls 24 hours strike action in national rail dispute
Railway workers will once again take strike action over job security, pay and working conditions on Wednesday July 27.
The 24-hour stoppage comes after Network Rail made an offer of 4pc in the first year followed by a possible 4pc in...
Region: National
Tagged with: Defend Rail Jobs Pay and Conditions, National Rail Dispute, Rail Strike, Network Rail, Train Operating Companies, RMT,
RMT Statement
In the past few weeks, discussions have been taking place at senior level with Network Rail, Train Operators and London Underground.
Despite the best efforts of our negotiators no viable settlements to the disputes have been created.
It has to...
Region: National
Tagged with: Defend Rail Jobs Pay and Conditions, National Rail Dispute, Network Rail, Strike, Train Operating Companies
RMT launch strike ballot over pay freeze & job losses
Over 40,000 railway workers on Network Rail and 15 train operating companies (TOCs) will be balloted for strike action in what RMT has called “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history.”
Network Rail intends to cut at least 2,500 safety critical maintenance...
Region: National
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