All news on the topic: RMT union

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Teachers, civil servants and train drivers walk out in biggest strike in decade
Today's walkouts by five unions will be biggest day of strike action since 2011 - and will coincide with mass protests by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) against the Government's anti-strike legislation
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Tory Transport Minister admits cost of rail strikes more than settling dispute
The RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch said the comments from Huw Merriman were evidence of the Government treating businesses in the pre-Christmas period as 'collateral damage'
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Two more RMT train strike dates confirmed as drivers walkout - see all firms hit
General Secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch said negotiations with the rail operators will continue - but train driver members at 14 rail operators will strike on February 1 and 3 in the long-running dispute
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Train strikes breakthrough hope as unions and firms knuckle down on new deal
RMT chief Mick Lynch said he was “working jointly towards a revised offer” with the Rail Delivery Group after four hours of talks - and eight months of on-and-off strikes
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Rail unions laugh in Tory's face and warn deal is 'further away than the start'
The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'
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NHS strikes go ahead as talks end with no deal despite hopes of one-off payment
An 'angry' Unite rep blasted 'insulting' Health Secretary Steve Barclay for offering no deal after talks lasting an hour - despite Rishi Sunak and Downing Street hinting a cash offer could be on the table
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'Sunak is a fool if he does not reach a deal with workers taking strike action'
Nurses, ambulance crews, railway workers and public sector staff have taken - and still intend to take - industrial action in recent months
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Mick Lynch warns rail staff could still be on strike this time next year
The boss of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union is working night and day on a settlement but ministers will not budge. And he says his members will not give in.
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Expert gives brutal verdict on Sunak's anti-strike law as he faces court fight
One expert said the government could face 'legal challenge on a number of grounds', while another branded Rishi Sunak's crackdown on striking workers 'completely mad'
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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out NHS staff getting sacked in his strike crackdown
PM Rishi Sunak swerved questions on what his 'minimum service levels' for striking staff will mean in the health service - including if workers could be sacked
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Keir Starmer vows to repeal anti-strike laws as he savages Tory 'war on nurses'
In his New Year speech, the Labour leader blasted Rishi Sunak’s plans to impose 'minimum service levels' on striking sectors and said it isn't the way you 'bring an end to industrial disputes'
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New strike laws will let bosses fire workers and sue unions, says report
The government is planning new laws that will limit the right to strike by allowing employers to sack staff and sue trade unions, it is reported, following months of industrial action
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Union boss blasts £2,000-a-year pay 'offer' for train drivers as 'tokenism'
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan slammed the leaking of any alleged offer, and said it was likely to be rejected anyway. Even a 4% pay rise would fall well short of inflation
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Mick Lynch compares Tory strike plan to China as crackdown announced in days
Rishi Sunak confirmed details on anti-strike legislation will be released 'in the coming days', while RMT boss Mick Lynch likened the Tory crackdown with countries where 'trade unions aren’t free'
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Ministers urged to settle bitter dispute with workers amid fresh wave of strikes
Speaking on a picket line at London’s Euston station, Mick Lynch said the Government 'knows what needs to be done to move towards a settlement that we can all support' - but it has not happened so far
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Workers 'may be handed more perks in bid to end crippling industrial action'
The government could give striking workers extra perks to bring crippling industrial action to an end but it will "hold firm" on pay, a Whitehall source reportedly said
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Rail strikes resume tomorrow as Brits face disruption on return to work
The post-Christmas return to work will be hit by disruption as members of the RMT union stage industrial action today, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with road travel also hampered by strikes