Union Newswire

'No to McNulty' demo 16:00 Thursday, August 18, Newcastle Central Station

August 17th, 2011 rmt releases

Tory marginals face backlash against 'fares extortion', says RMT

August 17th, 2011 rmt releases

MEMBERS OF Britain's biggest rail union at First Transpennine have voted for strike action after the company refused to budge from a 2.2 per cent pay offer that would amount to a substantial pay cut.

August 16th, 2011 rmt releases

On the eve of the confirmation of rail fare increases for next year, rail union RMT has produced new research that shows that the policy of privatisation has bled £6.6 billion out of the industry since 1997 - with a forecast that a further £6.7 billion will be ripped off in the next ten years as the train operating companies are give a green light to print money by the McNulty Rail Review.

August 15th, 2011 rmt releases

RAIL UNION RMT announced today that staff working for rail contractor Amey have voted overwhelmingly for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute with the company over pay and conditions.

August 10th, 2011 rmt releases

RAIL UNION RMT today exposed the latest twist in the Bombardier train jobs scandal - revealing that the Department of Transport have refused to spend £600 on a Freedom of Information request that would have explained why the Thameslink Fleet contract is being shipped to Germany while at the same time blowing £15 million on consultants and advisers to oil the wheels of the stitch up.

August 9th, 2011 rmt releases

MARITIME UNION RMT learnt last night that as part of the Scottish Ferries Review, the Scottish Government intend to break up the current Northern Ferries services, running Orkney and Shetland, in order to enable private companies to cherry-pick lucrative parts of the operation. The service across Pentland Firth has been identified as a first target as the tendering process kicks off with completion in June next year.

August 8th, 2011 rmt releases

RAIL UNION RMT today slammed news that First Transpennine Express have been awarded a franchise extension to 1st April 2015 - despite the fact that the company are still saying that they can only award their staff a de facto pay cut this year as they are in the final year of their contract.

August 8th, 2011 rmt releases

RAIL UNION RMT today stepped up its campaign to secure a fair deal from Churchill Cleaners - the company with the contract on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

August 4th, 2011 rmt releases

RAIL UNION RMT today repeated the call for the Government to halt the Thameslink fleet contract award after it revealed that preferred bidder Siemens don't have a tried, tested and compliant set of bogies (the framework carrying the wheels) in production.

August 4th, 2011 rmt releases