RAIL UNION RMT warned today that the tendering for the new Greater Western franchise, now underway and due to operate from April 2013, is being conducted under the terms of the Sir Roy McNulty Rail Review before the Government have even taken it through the parliamentary process, with dire consequences for both jobs and passenger services.
January 12th, 2012
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RAIL MARITIME AND TRANSPORT union RMT confirmed this morning that Bob Crow has been re-elected unopposed for a further five year term as General Secretary.
November 11th, 2011
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MARITIME UNION RMT said today that the proposal to hold Christmas parties for bankers in the memorial gardens to the merchant seafarers who have lost their lives since the First World War has been blocked by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets as a result of a protest campaign mobilised by politicians, unions, seafarers organisations and the local community.
October 11th, 2011
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TUBE UNION RMT today launched a campaign for the reinstatement of tube driver James Masango who, despite winning by 100% an Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, has still not been re-engaged by London Underground.
October 11th, 2011
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RMT CLEANERS have forced contractor John Laing Integrated Services to recognise the union on London Overground following an organising campaign that has seen the vast majority of the workforce join the union since the end of March.
August 26th, 2011
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Victoria line incident could have been fatal, says union
August 24th, 2011
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STRIKE ACTION by more than 350 RMT conductors and station staff grades at First Transpennine Express has been suspended after the company tabled a 'significantly improved' pay offer on the eve of the first of two scheduled 24-hour strikes. Action by drivers remains on.
August 23rd, 2011
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THE FIGHT for justice for 1,200 Jarvis workers will go on, Britain's biggest rail union says today in the wake of yesterday's industrial tribunal which determined that they should have received 90 days' notice of redundancy.
August 23rd, 2011
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Public will not forgive 'act of industrial vandalism', says RMT
August 22nd, 2011
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FIRST TRANSPENNINE can avoid strikes by tabling a serious pay offer rather than a pay cut, and has only itself to blame for industrial action scheduled to take place on August 24 and 26 by some 400 RMT members, the union says today.
August 18th, 2011
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