Seafarers working for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are set to protest outside the Labour Party conference this Sunday, September 22, as part of their ongoing campaign against low pay.
The protest will take place at ACC Liverpool from 3:00 PM, ahead of a planned three-day strike starting at midnight on Monday.
This action follows five previous stoppages in a long-running pay dispute involving both RMT union members and the RFA officers’ union, Nautilus.
Despite meetings with the Ministry of Defence, no improved offer has been made to the workers, the union say.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch mentioned the fairness of the seafarers’ demands, stating, “It is clear that these workers need to be given a pay rise that recognises the important and often hazardous work they do all over the world. We will continue to campaign for a decent pay rise so we can bring this dispute to a conclusion.”
While all RFA personnel have been directed to refrain from duties during strike days, essential safety protocols, such as maintaining moorings and gangways, will be strictly observed.
One of the few strikes that I believe is justified.
Left any longer RFA will be beyond no return with key trades at zero [of the types you need to mentor others] and no institutional experience.
“One of the few strikes that I believe is justified….”
This ☝🏻
👆 seconded…..
I find it really bloody odd?
Why won’t Labour sort this easily corrected situation, why??
They imminently dished out 11 billon on their TUC paymasters, dues / protection racket!!!
What’s the plan here, absorb it into the RN, privatise?
For the life of me, I can’t see the reasoning for allowing the RFA, a absolutely critical RN enabler to literally implode before our very eyes.
Welcome to Government – Now you’ve paid off the Train Drivers & The Doctors lets see how you fare dealing with this.
Yes, I agree with most posters, this needs to be settled. They deserve comparative wages to RN colleges