HEYSHAM PORTS VISIT

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: november/december 2024 :: RMTnews 10 R MT regional organiser Daren Ireland and RMT national secretary Darren Procter dropped in on members employed by Peel Ports in Heysham recently. Pay negotiations were discussed during the visit as the workers are covered by RMT recognition and the union negotiates improvements on pay and terms and conditions of employment. Darren emphasised to the meeting that just complaining about conditions of employment in the mess room won’t change anything. “All employees should be united as a collective workforce, standing shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues to strengthen your terms, conditions and workplace practices. “Let’s organise to improve things collectively for better conditions of employment and protection in your port,” he said. T he inaugural meeting of the RMT cabotage working group included delegates from shipping branches Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool and Southampton and a virtual attendence from the North East. Discussions centred around developing RMT policy that will initiate discussion and input from the membership and defining objectives as a union to develop a domestic jobs strategy in UK waters throughout the supply chain of the maritime sector. HEYSHAM PORTS VISIT CABOTAGE WORKING GROUP S tena Line seafarer reps from Holyhead, Harwich, Birkenhead, Belfast and Fishguard were joined by Stena convenor Michael Hobson, RMT regional organiser Daren Ireland and RMT national secretary Darren Procter met in Belfast recently for pay negotiations and a national forum to discuss various issues of concern for RMT members working at Stena. STENA REPS MEET