P&O

DP World protest against P&O sackings

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch

Maritime union RMT will be joining protesters outside the Dubai owned company HQ on Thursday 21 April at 5pm.

Organised by the International Transport Federation in London outside the offices of DP World, 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JQ, RMT activists will be keeping up their “Fair Ferries campaign” and calling for the re-instatement of all 800 sacked seafarers.

ITF inspectors who were scheduled to investigate welfare issues at the Port of Dover earlier this week...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/dp-world-protest-against-po-sackings/

RMT in talks today to reverse P&O illegal sacking of crew

General Secretary Mick Lynch said:

“RMT is meeting with DFDS, Stena and the DfT today to discuss the ongoing crisis from P&O’s illegal dismissal of its crews.

“P&O need to immediately withdraw the false and arbitrary deadline for staff sign-up this Thursday 31st. The sacked workers have to be reinstated and we need regulation and legislation to secure UK-based seafarers’ jobs and agreed contracts of employment.”

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https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/28/rmt-in-talks-today-to-reverse-po-illegal-sacking-of-crew/

RMT response to P&O CEO comments

RMT calls for Government to issue immediate injunction to prevent PO ships from sailing and to ensure reinstatement of sacked workers as MPs are told of widespread law breaking.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said:

“In light of evidence given today by lawyers to MPs, that there have been multiple breaches of the law and the admission of the P&O Chief Executive Peter Hebblethwaite, that the company not only broke the law but would do it again, we are calling for the government to issue a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/24/rmt-response-to-po-ceo-comments/

DB World refuse to meet delegation

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch

P&O owners DB World refuse to meet delegation of union leaders over jobs carve up

Unions accused P&O of treating their members with complete contempt after their owners, DB World, refused to meet ‎the general secretaries of RMT, Nautilus and the TUC who were attending a protest at their headquarters this lunchtime.

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said;

“This company are quite happy to sack our members by Zoom but they are not prepared to meet us face to face. That...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/21/db-world-refuse-to-meet-delegation/

New crew on P&O ships

New crew on P&O ships will be paid at rates well below minimum wage says RMT

In another shocking twist to the national P&O scandal transport union RMT has said that in the future replacement crew on P&O ships will be paid poverty wages below the National Minimum Wage.

The union have supported their claim by pointing to the example of the two P&O ships on the Liverpool-Dublin route which have been crewed with Filipino Ratings who were on contracts which paid a basic rate of $3.47 per hour.

Shipping...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/20/new-crew-on-po-ships/

P&O Crisis

P&O Crisis – RMT calls for four-point plan to protect jobs, services and basic employment standards as it’s revealed government knew of intention to sack workers and disrupt services but failed to act

On the day of demonstrations around the country RMT has called for the implementation of a four-point plan to protect jobs, services and basic employment standards as it’s revealed the government knew of the plan to sack workers and disrupt services the day before but failed to act. 

The plan...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/18/po-crisis/

Future of P&O

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch

Future of P&O – RMT demands protection of UK seafarer jobs amid speculation that hundreds of UK seafarers are to be sacked and replaced with foreign labour

Responding to reports about the future of P&O and speculation that hundreds of UK seafarers employed by the company could be replaced by foreign labour RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said,

“We are deeply disturbed by growing speculation that the company are today planning to sack hundreds of UK seafarers and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/future-of-po/

RMT demands Government action to stop P&O using Covid-19 crisis to axe UK seafarer jobs andexploit overseas workers

Mick Cash

RMT demands Government action to stop P&O using Covid-19 crisis to axe UK seafarer jobs and exploit overseas workers

P&O FERRIES Union RMT today raised alarm over P&O’s plans to replace directly employed, full time UK seafarers on the Pride of Hull with agency crew from the Philippines on rates of pay below the National Minimum Wage and for contracts that require 12 hour days, 7 days a week for up to 6 months.

RMT general secretary, Mick Cash said:

“Rather than working with the unions to...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/29/rmt-demands-government-action-to-stop-po-using-covid-19-crisis-to-axe-uk-seafarer-jobs-andexploit-overseas-workers/