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Talks will be held with the government this week over pay rises for rail workers and seafarers
Mick Lynch (centre), general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) joins members of the union in a protest at Old Palace Yard outside the Palace of Westminster, London, to mark the anniversary of the controversial sacking of hundreds o

TALKS are being held with the government this week over pay rises for rail workers and seafarers.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) met officials at the Department for Transport today to discuss a pay rise for its members at train-operating companies.

The union will be seeking a deal for this year, without any changes to terms and conditions.

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