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RMT begins balloting for strike action on Heathrow Express over sacking of driver and victimisation of activist
January 18 2012: RAIL UNION RMT have confirmed that balloting for strike action and action short of a strike on Heathrow Express will begin tomorrow over the unfair dismissal of a driver member and over a campaign of harassment and victimisation against an RMT representative.
RMT rejects “derisory” tube Olympics pay offer
January 18 2012: TUBE UNION RMT today rejected a “derisory” Olympics pay offer from London Underground and agreed to step up the pressure for a deal that properly rewards the additional work load and pressure that staff will need to carry throughout the Olympics period.more news
Olympic Recognition and Reward – LUL
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Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2012 – North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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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.
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.
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.
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We are pleased to be able to report that TUC congress has voted unanimously to throw its total support behind the campaign to stop the McNulty review attack on our railways.
With the Government due to issue its response to McNulty this month this vote of support from the entire trade union movement is a massive boost to our campaign of opposition and means that we can now count on the full support of every trade union member in every village, town and city the length and breadth of the country
VIDEO: Watch the Save Our Railways Rally video at RMTv
VIDEO: Watch Bob Crows speech to the Save Our Railways rally
In 2014, the current ScotRail franchise comes to an end and there will also be a new funding period for Network Rail in Scotland.
click here to read the RMT Scotrail Consultation Briefing Document
Please contact the RMT helpline for campaign materials
Friday 4 November 2011
“TSSA and RMT held discussions on 4, 11 and 18 October 2011 concerning the possible merger and creation of a new union. These discussions have been wide-ranging and constructive as reported in our previous statements. A number of differences between our two organisations have emerged as a result of these discussions and as previously reported in our last JOINT UNION STATEMENT ON RMT/TSSA TALKS – NO.6 (dated Wednesday 19 October2011) further discussions are required.
In order to facilitate future discussions it is likely that an informal joint meeting of our respective Executive Committees will takeplace within the next month prior to the next round of joint talks. We will of course keep you updated on developments as they occur.”
SIGNED:
Gerry Doherty (TSSA)
Bob Crow (RMT)
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The decision to award the £3bn Thameslink trains contract to Siemens of Germany threatens to slaughter jobs at Bombardier in Derby and First Capital Connect fleet-maintenance depots, with devastating consequences for the future of train manufacturing in the UK.
Sign the e-petition to protest against the Thameslink contract decision.
Ten thousand people marched through Derby on Saturday 23rd July to urge the government to reverse the decision. RMT members brought solidarity to their colleagues facing redundancy after the decision and were supported by thousands of local residents and well-wishers as the march made its way through the city centre.
To see the RMTV film of the demo available here
In December the European Parliament’s Transport Committee is going to vote on the Recast of the 1st Railway Package.
The Recast 1st Railway Package aims to permanently separate wheel from steel and moves beyond simple separation of accounts. It is designed to pave the way for the 4th Rail Package on liberalising domestic passenger services and further privatisation of the railways in Europe. This means that there would be an even stronger body of EU legislation preventing the renationalisation of Britain’s railway.
The TUC is conducting an on-line survey among workers that use Personal Protective Equipment. The survey is very simple to fill in and should not take more than a couple of minutes.
If you think you may have ever been exposed to asbestos at work , please complete our new questionnaire launched in conjunction with Thompsons solicitors.
RMT members can view an archive of the recent webcast of the union's Annual General Meeting.
The Vulnerable Workers conference is now also archived and available for view.
RMT is backing its members on the Isle of Man who are denied safeguards enjoyed by workers in the UK.
Government Review of the Railways
The Government is conducting a number of reviews that could have a highly detrimental impact on Britain's railways. RMT is ready to fight back.
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.
