The Latest Breaking News from RMT

Buses and trains likely to be overcrowded as union members take action in row over pay and 32-hour week

25% pay rise since 2020, 53 days’ leave and another 3.4 per cent pay hike on offer — but ‘no chance’ of shorter working week

Warning comes as RMT members on the Tube prepare to walk out in separate dispute.

TfL writes to all Tube staff to warn that RMT demand for shorter working week would cost “tens of millions of pounds”

RMT's seven-day Tube strike starting September 5, 2025, threatens four-day shutdowns, reschedules Coldplay Wembley shows, and costs £250M

6,004 union members voted in favour of industrial action before hearing about 3.4% pay rise — while 4,196 did not bother to vote

London has stopped working. In a succession of synchronised strikes by different groups of Tube workers, the Underground has effectively come to a standstill from Monday to Thursday, which actually means Sunday to Friday, given the knockon effects on trains. And when the Tube stops working, London stops working. Simple…

New RMT boss Eddie Dempsey is just as bolshy and matter-of-fact as his predecessor, Mick Lynch. Here’s what you need to know about the south London-born trade union boss

TfL says it is ‘working hard to resolve dispute’ but warns journeys on Sunday and next Friday will also be affected