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£1.8 billion extracted by private business since 2016, RMT report reveals
The findings, published to mark the first anniversary of the Passenger Railways (Public Ownership) Act receiving Royal Assent, expose the sheer scale of cash leaving the system under privatisation.
The report shows more than £510 million was paid out...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Railway, Profits
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue
The union has gone into dispute with East Midlands Railway (EMR) following two recent violent incidents at the company.
Staff members have had hot water thrown at them and been attacked with a fire extinguisher while at the weekend,...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Assaults, East Midlands Railway
RMT welcomes legislation on Great British Railways
General Secretary, Eddie Dempsey said: "We welcome the creation of GBR which will bring about a new integrated publicly owned organisation, uniting track and train.
"This marks the culmination of over 30 years of campaigning against privatisation and fragmentation of our...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, GBR, Great British Railways
RMT to ballot GWR Gateline staff over dangerous lone staffing plans
The proposals would leave staff isolated, more exposed to abuse and violence, and unable to provide proper ticket enforcement and adequate assistance to passengers.
Unfortunately management have resorted to attempting to intimidate workers by insisting they will not win...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Great Western Railway, GWR, lone working
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 responds to government rail reform plans
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
“We will carefully examine the consultation to ensure it truly serves the best interests of rail workers and passengers.
“However, bringing track and train together to end the disastrous fragmentation of our...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, GBR, Great British Railways
RMT launch Railway Work Life and Death project
The data provides a fascinating insight into the past health and safety experiences of RMT members, including risk posed by their jobs and any accidents they were involved in.
Around 25,000 records from the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS)...
Region: National
Tagged with: Railway Work, Life and Death Project. RMT, Health & Safety, Mick Lynch
RMT on Labour Party Rail Nationalisation announcement
"We welcome the Labour Party committing itself to public ownership of the railways.
"Tackling the greed and inefficiency of the private sector in our railways and other public services should be a key priority for the next Labour government. ...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Labour, Louise Haigh, Nationalisation, Rail, Railway,
GTR workers to join the national rail dispute
GTR members were originally balloted as part of the national rail dispute along with 13 other train operating companies in May.
However due to the anti-trade union laws, despite voting yes, there was insufficient numbers to allow them to legally...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Govia Thameslink Railway, GTR, National Rail Dispute, Defend Jobs Pay and Conditions, Strike, Rail Strike, Rail Dispute
RMT on Railways Bill in today's Queen’s speech
Rail union RMT has warned that the Queen’s Speech to be delivered today to set up Great British Railways, the new state holding company for the UK’s rail infrastructure, will only deliver for private railway companies.
RMT general secretary Michael...
Region: National
Tagged with: Queens Speech, Railways Bill, Great British Railways
Transport Scotland "playing fast and loose with railway safety."
An FOI request passed to RMT shows Transport Scotland requested that Network Rail reduce its baseline budget by £65 million in both 2022/23 and 2023/24.
This new evidence is in direct contradiction to official responses from the Scottish Government when asked previously...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: Transport Scotland, Network Rail, Railway Safety, Scotland
RMT attacks cleaning cost cutting
The railway union condemned the move which puts vital cleaning jobs at risk on Essex Thameside services. This despite all the evidence that clean trains are essential to restoring public confidence post the height of the Covid pandemic. Bidvest Noonan...
Region: National
Tagged with: Justice for Cleaners, Cleaners, Cleaning, Railways, Transport Secretary
RMT slams Great British Railways as a ‘tawdry vehicle for private looting’
RAIL UNION RMT said today that Great British Railways was becoming a sick joke as it was confirmed Go-Ahead Group’s Govia would be awarded a three year contract to run the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise in spite of...
Region: National
Tagged with: Govia, Great British Railways
RMT Catering survey
A survey of over 1000 rail workers who supply and help sell food and drink on the UK’s railways has revealed that 85% of rail caterers think that the Government and train companies will look to cut catering services and jobs in...
Region: National
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