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RMT demands government action to save over 1000 P&O Ferries’ jobs

Mick Cash

RMT demands government action to save over 1000 P&O Ferries’ jobs

FERRIES’ Union RMT has today written to the Shipping Minister, Kelly Tolhurst MP demanding actions from the Government to support the Union’s fight to save more than a thousand jobs at P&O Ferries. Over 730 of these jobs are currently held by UK seafarer Ratings employed on strategically vital ferry routes from Dover and Hull to the continent.

In his letter, RMT general secretary Mick Cash calls on the UK Government to...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/22/rmt-demands-government-action-to-save-over-1000-po-ferries-jobs/

RMT on news that government has provided £35m to Ferry companies

Mick Cash

RMT on news that government has provided £35m to Ferry companies

SEAFARERS Union RMT today reacted with concern to news that the UK Government has provided £35m in support to six ferry companies, including P&O Ferries operating critical freight routes during the Coronavirus pandemic.

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:

“No freight moves without seafarers. The Government needs to remember this when dishing out public money to private ferry companies during the pandemic.

“We are extremely...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/18/rmt-on-news-that-government-has-provided-35m-to-ferry-companies/

Dismissals at P&O Ferries: ETF and its affiliates stand together for fair working conditions and equal treatment

Dismissals at P&O Ferries: ETF and its affiliates stand together for fair working conditions and equal treatment

ETF deplores P&O Ferries’ proposal to make 1,100 redundancies amongst key workers in Dover, Hull, Liverpool, Cairnryan and Larne including over 900 UK seafarers. We understand that P&O Ferries has received an undisclosed figure from the UK taxpayer to keep maritime freight routes running and over £10 million public funding to pay 80 per cent of the wages of 1,400 furloughed staff...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/15/dismissals-at-po-ferries-etf-and-its-affiliates-stand-together-for-fair-working-conditions-and-equal-treatment/

P&O Ferries: Στην πόρτα της εξόδου 1.100 εργαζόμενοι

Η P&O Ferries αναμένεται να περιορίσει σημαντικά το εργατικό δυναμικό της, καθώς ο κορονοϊός έχει πλήξει ανεπανόρθωτα τη ζήτηση για διά θαλάσσης μεταφορές επιβατών και εμπορευμάτων.

Τα στοιχεία της επιβατικής κίνησης της P&O Ferries είναι αποκαρδιωτικά, καθώς οι περιορισμοί στις μετακινήσεις έχουν «μπλοκάρει» τη δραστηριότητα της επιβατηγού ναυτιλίας στο σύνολό της. Η P&O Ferries επιχειρεί μεταξύ των πορθμείων του Ντόβερ και του Καλαί και μεταφέρει σημαντικό όγκο εμπορευμάτων στο Ηνωμένο...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/05/14/po-ferries-stin-porta-tis-exodou-1100-ergazomenoi/

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