Rail union RMT has pledged an all-out fight over rail investment in the South West after the Transport Secretary cast doubt on the scale of investment in the Plymouth region’s railways by admitting that just £40million has been promised – despite calls for a £7 billion package.
RMT has branded the move a “complete and utter betrayal of the South West despite all the posturing and...
First Great Western (FGW) train cleaners have walked out for a third time in a dispute over pay and zero-hours contracts.
South West members of the RMT union working for cleaning contractors Mitie went on strike at 6am on Thursday 7 November and are not due to return to work until 5.59am on Saturday (9 November).
London-based workers will not work thier shifts between 6am on...
Cleaners on First Great Western (FGW) trains are embarking on their second 24-hour strike today (Friday 25 October) over pay and contracts.
Members of the RMT union working for sub-contractors MITIE on First Great Western are walking out in a dispute over a 2% pay offer and zero hours contracts.
In a statement, the union described the action as a "fight for a living wage and...
Members of the RMT working for sub-contractors Mitie on First Great Western will strike for 24 hours from Friday morning (11 October) in what the union has described as "a fight for a living wage and workplace justice".
The strike action follows a vote for action by members of the The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers which will see the sub-contracted cleaners walk...
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and the UK-based National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) announced today that both unions have agreed to a "Trans-Atlantic Alliance," to cooperate on safety issues; launch joint campaigns targeting employers in-common; and advance a global strategy promoting the right of workers to organise unions and bargain to improve their...
