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RMT News September 2010
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RMT welcomes MPs’ call to reverse Tube staff cuts
October 29 2010: THE TUBE’S biggest union, RMT, today welcomed condemnation of the London Mayor’s plans to cut 2,000 Underground jobs, put down in parliament by London MPs.

RMT warns Southern Railway over jobs threat
October 27 2010: BRITAIN’S BIGGEST rail union has warned Southern Railway that any move to impose compulsory redundancies will be met with a ballot for industrial action.more news

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Maintenance optimisation - LUL Fleet Maintenance
Following the result of the recent ballot for industrial action short of a strike by LUL fleet maintenance staff, members have been instructed to work only to process instructions (vehicle maintenance instructions), not to carry out higher grade working and not to cooperate with staff movements away from home locations

Ballot Results
An archive of RMT strike ballot results (beginning in May 2010). Click heading to view results.

Moved or changed job?
Moved or changed job? It is imperative that RMT members who have changed their place of work, job title, home address and contact details inform head office of their new situation. Click heading for further info.

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Welcome to RMT -
Britain's fastest growing trade union

RMT - the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers - is Britain's fastest growing trade union, representing more than 80,000 members in almost every sector of the transport industry, from mainline and underground rail to shipping and offshore, buses and road-freight.


Moved or changed job?

It is imperative that RMT members who have changed their place of work, job title, home address and contact details inform head office of their new situation.


Solidarity with Tube workers!
show your support on Friday, October 29

Members of RMT and sister union TSSA are due to walk out for their third 24-hour strike on November 2 and 3 over plans to axe 800 jobs and other cuts which will compromise safety on London Underground. RMT members, regardless of employer, are being asked to help distribute campaign postcards to the public on Friday, October 29. Find out more.


RMT on the March in Brussels

RMT members joined the 100,000-strong march of European workers through Brussels on September 29 to say NO to European Union-inspired privatisation and austerity.


NEW from RMT
a FREE popular history of the union

Pulling Together

Pulling Together provides an engaging and colourfully illustrated history of RMT.

Seafarers Jobs
The United Kingdom is an island nation heavily dependent upon ships for our trade yet numbers of seafarers have declined dramatically in recent years.

A fair deal for rail cleaners!
Cleaners endure some of the worst conditions and lowest pay on the national rail network, London Underground and other urban rail systems.