RMT releases single featuring Scottish music sensation TRANSPORT union RMT has released a fundraising single by music legends Primal Scream and Dexys called Enough is Enough!. The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2022
Rail cleaners to be balloted on industrial action over pay The move follows a survey of 1,000 cleaners by the RMT union. The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
November rail strike dates confirmed by union Action will continue until a negotiated settlement is reached, the general secretary of the RMT has said Wales Online · Oct 25, 2022
Welcome to WestminsterTok: all the MPs now making TikToks Thought MPs on social media couldn’t get any cringier? Well, take a look... Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2022
Dumfries and Galloway rail passengers set to be hit by more strike action Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union are planning a serious of walkouts due to disputes over pay Daily Record · Oct 24, 2022
£1 million Poppy Day fundraiser cancelled because of rail strikes RMT general secretary Mick Lynch "regrets and apologises for" the disruption rail strikes will cause the Royal British Legion Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022
As the Tories implode, Britain’s unions are powering up – and more than ready for the fight Union leaders see themselves as a third force in politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Truss publishes plans to ensure transport services run during strikes New bill means minimum service level must be in place or unions will lose legal protections from damages The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss unveils 'draconian' new law to keep trains running during rail strikes The crisis-hit PM is teeing up a fierce clash with unions with a legal bid to prevent transport services grinding to a halt during strikes - branded 'desperate' and 'unworkable' by critics Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
New strikes next month at 14 train operating firms RMT calls Rail Delivery Group 'unreasonable' - rail body insists it wants to work with union Insider UK · Oct 19, 2022
Staff at 14 train companies to stage new strikes next month Action on November 3 and 5 will coincide with strikes by RMT members The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Business leaders condemn Tube and rail strikes set to cause six days of chaos Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan today said that laws imposing minimum service standards during strikes would be introduced Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022
What would a general strike mean and will there be one as unions warns of joint action Trade union bosses have been escalating calls for mass coordinated strike action this winter, raising questions about whether a general strike could be imminent Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Mick Lynch calls for 'uprising' as TUC conference considers 'synchronised, coordinated' strikes He warned that the Tories would try and paint unions as the 'enemy' Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022 More railway strikes next month amid claims bosses 'reneged' on new pay deal Network Rail hit back and insisted a 'fair and affordable and improved deal is on the table' as strikes are scheduled for November 3,5 and 7
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Mick Lynch demands 'uprising' with wave of strikes as Tories stick around like 'slime' Trade unions are gearing up for a showdown with the Tory Government this winter over pay and working conditions as cost of living pressures continue to clobber Brits
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 UK union leaders step up warnings of synchronised strikes this winter Bosses tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strike
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022 Train passengers face more chaos as union asks members to support six more months of strikes Train passengers are facing further chaos as the UK’s biggest rail union on Tuesday urged its members to back six more months of strikes in its campaign for pay rises and to protect jobs.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022 Rail strike talks have yet to tackle pay, RMT’s Mick Lynch says Hopes of breakthrough fade as MPs question union leader and Network Rail negotiator over talks progress
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 West Coast rail disruption all over by Christmas, vows Avanti West Coast ‘We’re not there yet by any stretch of the imagination, but we are making progress’ – Richard Scott, Avanti West Coast
Manchester Evening News · Oct 11, 2022 Customers say they are STILL struggling for tickets as the clock ticks on Avanti West Coast The beleaguered firm is in a race against time to improve
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 From barristers to bin collectors, strikers are working to empower us all People’s living standards are at stake, and recent union wins are emboldening other workers. No wonder the Tories hate it, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Glasgow Live · Oct 10, 2022 Glasgow strikers deserve 'decent life' in face of cost of living crisis, says union boss RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has joined striking railway workers in Glasgow as they hold 24-hour industrial action as part on an ongoing pay dispute. 999 call handers and Openreach engineers are also taking part in strike action.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2022 Mick Lynch: RMT has 'beef' with ScotRail not Scottish Government GENERAL Secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch appeared on the picket line in Glasgow with striking ScotRail workers.
Manchester Evening News · Oct 8, 2022 Picture shows Piccadilly Station deserted as train strikes grind services to a halt One image showed shops and restaurants closed, departures and arrivals board nearly empty, and a handful of passengers