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.
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.
Victoria line incident could have been fatal, says union
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.
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.
Public will not forgive 'act of industrial vandalism', says RMT
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.
'No to McNulty' demo 16:00 Thursday, August 18, Newcastle Central Station
Tory marginals face backlash against 'fares extortion', says RMT
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.