RMT CALLS FOR UK CREW ON DOGGER BANK SUPPORT VESSELS

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: october 2021 :: RMTnews 12 F ollowing the threat of industrial action Transport for Wales has agreed to significant improvements to rates of pay for train cleaning grades and further improvements to terms and conditions. TfW also agreed to an aligned cleaning grade structure and the establishment of a training and career progression route. The union has called off planned protests and strike action but remains in dispute with TfW and reserves the right to use its industrial action mandate should the company’s final proposals fail to meet members’ aspirations. GROWTH: View from the back of the Ellida Array Alicat Workboat as it heads down the River Yare at Great Yarmouth where it was built. R MT called for UK crew to be employed by Alicat of Great Yarmouth after it was awarded the £270 million contract for three new offshore wind service ships to work on the giant 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm under development in the North Sea by SSE Renewables and Equinor. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that it was good news that these state-of-the- art service vessels would be built by Alicat of Great Yarmouth. “Seafarers should also welcome this news which is a big step in building local jobs and skills in the Dogger Bank supply chain. “Recruitment and training of crew will begin next year and RMT call on the contract owner, North Star and the Dogger Bank developers, Equinor and SSE Renewables to play their part in the Just Transition and crew these vessels with seafarers from Humber and North East England on collectively bargained terms and conditions of employment,” he said. O n World Maritime Day last month RMT called for support for those working across the industry facing continuing threats to their livelihoods as we move forwards from the COVID pandemic.  RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that on World Maritime Day we must pay tribute to maritime members and their colleagues on the merchant ships and in ports around the world who have kept economies functioning in the tough and often unsafe circumstances of the pandemic. “However, whilst passenger ferries, cruise and other sectors have cut back jobs and reduced costs, others are on course for $100bn annual profits. “This inequality must be addressed to prevent another crew change crisis, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve safety standards.   “RMT supports diverse, properly trained seafarers and port workers who are drawn from local communities in order to reduce pollution from crewing practices and to safely re-build maritime jobs and skills. “Trade unions are central to improving the maritime industry’s performance on equality, safety, pollution and seafarers’ rights and we call on all employers to acknowledge this on World Maritime Day,” he said. RMT CALLS FOR UK CREW ON DOGGER BANK SUPPORT VESSELS SUPPORT BRITAIN'S SEAFARERS WALES PROGRESS FOR CLEANERS