The latest news and comment on the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers' union (RMT)
July 2024
Labour summons bosses of worst-performing train operators to meetings
Network Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quickly
April 2024
Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike
Almost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppage
March 2024
RMT backs independent candidate Jamie Driscoll for north-east mayor
Nothing has been done to stop repeat of P&O Ferries scandal, unions say
February 2024
Mick Lynch says voters must ‘grow up’ and see Starmer is only alternative
RMT boss says getting rid of Tories is his ‘number one priority’ but he will not give a Labour government a ‘free pass’
January 2024
London Underground tube strike called off after ‘positive’ talks with TfL
RMT suspends action which threatened to halt almost all tube services in the capital over next four days
Management and unions cooperating? That would make everyone happier
Will Hutton
Keir Starmer’s planned labour reforms would lift morale in focusing on agreement, not strife
Tube strikes: major disruption expected on London Underground throughout next week
Virtually no services expected from Sunday night until Friday morning as RMT workers take action over pay
December 2023
Mick Lynch’s charisma is undeniable. As for his strategy and tactics, the jury’s out
Gregor Gall
Magnetic Mick is a smooth operator with a robust and radical message, but the RMT leader has arguably failed to stave off the government’s attack on rail workers, says industrial relations professor Gregor Gall
November 2023
RMT union members at train operators vote to accept pay deal
RMT and train operators reach breakthrough in national rail row
October 2023
Rail ticket office closures in England scrapped in government U-turn
Train strikes in England could continue for six months after union vote
September 2023
Train and tube strikes: week of disruption looms for passengers
Action by railway drivers in England and London Underground workers will halt and delay many services
London Underground station staff to strike on 4 and 6 October
RMT says action in long-running dispute over jobs and conditions will shut down tube services in capital
Mick Lynch calls consultation on railway ticket office closures a ‘sham’
Train chaos expected across England as RMT stages 24-hour strike
Unions urge ‘final push’ to save England’s rail ticket offices
August 2023
No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the non tech-savvy
Train drivers to strike on 1 September and not work overtime a day later, says Aslef
