Offshore union, RMT has suspended a planned two month strike, after securing an improved pay offer from industry employers. The new multi year proposal from the ODIA signatories will now…
Maritime union, RMT today condemned P&O head Peter Hebblethwaite over his Parliamentary Committee performance where he admitted staff were paid under £5 an hour. Mr Peter Hebblethwaite who is CEO…
OFFSHORE union RMT today called for a domestic publicly owned energy sector in response to UK Government’s decision to grant Equinor and Ithaca Energy a licence to exploit the Rosebank field,…
SEAFARERS Union RMT today responded to the Government’s distribution of another £34m to fund competition for shipping decarbonisation projects.  RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We recognise that shipping and…
P&O Crisis – RMT calls for four-point plan to protect jobs, services and basic employment standards as it’s revealed government knew of intention to sack workers and disrupt services but…
Future of P&O –Â RMT demands protection of UK seafarer jobs amid speculation that hundreds of UK seafarers are to be sacked and replaced with foreign labour Responding to reports about…
RMT demands summit to resolve the crises on Scotland’s Ferries SCOTTISH FERRIES Union RMT today urged Transport Minister Graeme Dey MSP to call an urgent Ferries Summit to involve trade…
RMT hits back at campaign of misinformation as union says it’s proud to stop the use of blatantly unsafe vessels on ‎CalMac services SCOTTISH Ferries Union RMT today responded to…
RMT welcomes news that CalMac Pentalina Cataraman Charter has been scrapped after raising safety concerns CALMAC UNION RMT today welcomed the news that Pentland Ferries’ catamaran Pentalina will not be…
SEAFARER Union RMT marks Day of the Seafarer with a call on Ratings to join a trade union to secure a fair future in the shipping industry RMT General Secretary,…
RMT raises safety concerns over Calmac catamaran charter CALMAC Union RMT has raised safety concerns over the Pentalina catamaran which the Scottish Government is considering for charter on CalMac routes. …
Transport and offshore union RMT today responded to the Government’s creation of a single enforcement body for workers’ rights  RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch commented:  “We need to see more details…
RMT on contract for three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said:  “Fort Austin and Fort Rosalie are over forty years old, and my members working…
RMT calls for action to protect seafarers’ mental health MARITIME UNION RMT has called for new action to protect seafarers’ mental health following a survey of its seafaring membership as…
RMT demands to meet Dover MP over threat to local jobs FERRIES Union RMT has written to Natalie Elphicke, Tory MP for Dover and Deal, seeking an urgent meeting on…
RMT warns of quarantine chaos in key industries SEAFARER AND OFFSHORE Union RMT today responded with concern over the application of Covid-19 testing and quarantine measures to seafarers on Red…
RMT warns government travel confusion increases threat to Eurostar and Ferry Services TRANSPORT UNION RMT said today that the Government’s confused and contradictory messages over travel plans this summer increases…