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“You can’t walk on to a plane with a gun, it has to be checked with your luggage and stowed away,” TWU Rail Division Director John Feltz said. “So why allow guns in passenger cars on trains where there are also passengers in confined spaces? This is sheer lunacy.” theguardian.com/business/202…
Uncover forgotten stories of Portsmouth's railway workers.
Our friends from the @RWLDproject are giving a public lecture at the University of Portsmouth, focusing on past railway workers in the Portsmouth area on Tuesday 1 December, with the talk starting at 17.30.
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Further strike action called on Chiltern against driver-only operation on East West Rail
RAIL UNION RMT members working as Train Managers for Chiltern Railways will take a further 24 hours of strike action next Thursday (November 12) as the company continues to refuse to provide guarantees over the safety-critical role of the second person on board proposed East West Rail services.
The latest walkout comes amid growing concerns over plans to introduce driver-only operation on East West Rail, threatening both passenger safety and the existing Train Manager roles at Chiltern Railways.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that the union remained determined to resist any attempt to undermine safety standards on the railway.
“Our members have already demonstrated their determination to defend the safety-critical role of the second person on board, and they will be taking further strike action while Chiltern management has failed to address legitimate concerns.
“Driver-only operation represents an unacceptable weakening of safety standards and threatens the vital role Train Managers play in protecting passengers and ensuring the safe operation of services.
“Chiltern Railways must stop ignoring the concerns of workforce and provide firm guarantees that safety-critical Train Manager roles will be protected on East West Rail.
“Our members will not stand by while passenger and worker safety is put at risk, and RMT will continue this campaign until those guarantees are secured,” he said.
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November 12, 2026, 07:30hrs - 1200hrs
•Birmingham Moor Street Station, Birmingham B4 7UL
•Stourbridge Junction. Opposite The Seven Stars, Brook Rd, Stourbridge DY8 1NQ
•Banbury Station, Station Road, Banbury OX16 5AB
Read more: A serving guard’s perspective on the work that keeps passengers safe, supported and moving.
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A second person on a train is NOT the same as a fully trained, safety-critical guard.
The East West Rail controversy goes to the heart of passenger safety.
Having someone on board means little if they lack the training and authority to deal with an emergency.
Keep the guard on the train.
RMT welcomes seafarer’s charter
SEAFARER Union RMT today welcomed the Mandatory Seafarers Charter aimed at improving seafarer employment conditions on international ferry routes from the UK.
The Seafarers’ (Wages and Working Conditions) Regulations 2026 was introduced in direct response to the P&O Ferries scandal in March 2022 when nearly 800 UK seafarers were summarily dismissed and replaced by low paid agency crew.
The regulations require operators of ferry services on UK-France and UK-Channel Island routes to pay seafarers at least the National Minimum Wage equivalent for all work undertaken, not just in UK territorial waters.
Employers must also comply with maximum periods on board of 14 consecutive days working, or 21 days for those undertaking training.
The union will continue to demand that the Charter is extended to all international short sea ferry routes that call at a UK port 120 times or more per year, as this is a sufficient link to the UK economy and regulatory framework.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that the union would continue to demand that the Charter should include standards on sick pay, holiday pay, pensions and other remunerated conditions of employment, as the Maritime Minister previously committed to.
“We must have a clear commitment to extend the charter to all routes where P&O and other exploitative employers operate passenger and freight ferry services, and to include more conditions of employment for all seafarers working on services that call at least three times a week in a UK port,” he said.
ALT Worker in a bright yellow jacket inspecting equipment on the red deck of a ship with various valves and ropes.
RMT backs plans for greater control of the energy industry
OFFSHORE energy union RMT today welcomed plans to extend employment protections and increase public ownership contained within the government’s Energy Independence Bill which aims to reform the energy industry.
RMT general secretary said that the Bill contained a set of proposals affecting members in offshore energy and the maritime supply chain including the creation of a GB energy grid.
“At present we do not have the domestic workforce to deliver energy independence and this legislation is the green light for job creation across the country and greater public control over our energy industry.
“It is also a wakeup call to industry to deepen the work with trade unions to deliver the apprenticeships and jobs we need to fix the broken energy market,” he said.
ALT Offshore oil platform with a tall flare stack burning gas against a bright blue sky and calm ocean waters.
RMT backs findings of Carmont train disaster enquiry
RAIL union RMT fully backed the conclusions of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the tragic derailment at Carmont in 2020 which cost the lives of three people and led to serious injury to others.
The Fatal Accident Inquiry found that private contractor Carillion had been instructed by Network Rail to build a new drain in the area of the derailment, but it was not installed in accordance with the design.
“As a result, the drain was unable to accommodate the flow of surface water during the intense rainfall in the area on 12 August 2020,” the inquiry found.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that Network Rail needed to move away from outsourcing renewals and maintenance works on rail infrastructure and bring the work in house.
“This would ensure that work is carried out to the correct standard by trained staff with appropriate resources to ensure rail travel remains a safe method of transportation in Britain.
“We also support the removal of the ancient intercity fleet of rolling stock involved in this crash as it is clearly not up to modern standards,” he said.
Network Rail had already pleaded guilty to a contravention of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 at the High Court in Aberdeen on September 7, 2023 and was fined £6.7 million.
ALT Derailment scene showing a passenger train partially off the tracks surrounded by trees with emergency workers inspecting the site.
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“There is no computer in the world, there’s no AI system in the world, that’s going to evacuate the working people of New York City out of trains when a psycho is on the train blasting shots from a Glock into people’s kneecaps,” @TwuSamuelsen said.
MTA could plug projected budget holes by taking conductors off more trains, making other reforms: fiscal watchdog report amny.com/news/mta-projected-…
🧵 Read the new @RMTunion report: 'Systemic Racism and Corporate Washing at @LNER '
56% of Gate Solutions workers and 47% of OCS workers are from BME backgrounds, compared with 12% of directly employed staff.
#InsourceNow
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@RachaelMaskell MP for York, who was one of the signatories to the letter from Parliamentarians, said that outsourcing was a false economy...
RMT’s new report 'Systemic Racism and Corporate Washing at @LNER ' exposes the dark truth about outsourcing.
Not only is it a false economy that siphons profits out the railway while driving workers into in-work poverty, it also sustains systemic racism.
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#DisabledByTheRailway
On way to hospital appointment , ticket office shut. Needed support from passenger to use ticket machine. We need ticket offices open. They provide so many services and useful support with journey planning and advice @RMTunion
RMT urges @LNER not to ignore ‘systemic racism’ on rail services
RAIL union RMT has urged state owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to stop turning a blind eye to systemic racism in its supply chain and end low pay on its outsourced contracts.
The revelations came before crunch talks at ACAS between RMT and Gate Solutions, which holds a contract to supply food to LNER’s trains, before strike action planned for next Friday (November 13).
The union has sent LNER its new report exposing how LNER’s outsourcing contracts create occupational segregation for ethnic minority workers.
The research reveals that ethnic minority workers are four time more likely to be on one of LNER’s outsourcing contracts than directly employed.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that RMT research had exposed the dark truth about outsourcing which sustained systemic racism by locking workers into de-skilled, low paid jobs.
“The Transport Secretary says that she wants Great British Railways to be an employer of choice and that must mean an end to outsourcing.
“LNER needs to settle this pay dispute and discuss how to implement the government’s insourcing policy,” he said.
ALT Group of protesters holding a large banner demanding fair pay at Gate Solutions on LNER in an urban plaza.