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The number of sailors in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is slowly declining year on year, with the force’s deterioration having ramifications for the Royal Navy. Pictured: RFA personnel replenishing HMS Prince of Wales.

"Depressing" slow decline in Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors revealed

Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors - who support the Royal Navy - have accepted a fresh pay offer from the MoD after months of negotiations. Pictured are members of the RMT and Nautilus International unions on strike in Portsmouth over pay and conditions on September 3. From L: Martyn Gray, Olly Longden, Andy Rawlinson and Mark Brennan, striking in Wharf Road near Whale Island, Portsmouth.

Triumphant Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors accept new pay offer

Planned refit for RFA Cardigan Bay has been disrupted by striking Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel. Pictured is the vessel sailing alongside Bahrain in 2019.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship repairs delayed due to striking sailors

Nautilus International union members are set to go on strike again as the row between Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors and the Ministry of Defence continues. A previous demonstration was held in Portsmouth near Whale Island.

Defiant Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors to strike again amid pay row

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will be holding talks with government departments this week to push for better pay deals for Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff and other seafarers, as well as rail workers. Pictured is general secretary Mick Lynch.

Union to hold MoD talks pushing for Royal Fleet Auxiliary pay rise

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

South Western Railway will not be running any trains in or out of Portsmouth on August 26.

No South Western trains to run in or out of Portsmouth on Saturday

Strikes are continuing on the railways in Portsmouth and Hampshire. Picture; Stuart Bailey

Strikes hit Portsmouth to London Waterloo line - when

A South Western Railway train at at Waterloo station. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Train strikes to continue next week as reduced timetable issued

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station as a new round of strikes by train drivers begins on May 31, 2023 in London, England. Today's strike comes after the train drivers union, ASLEF, rejected a pay rise offer of 4 percent a year over two years from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Travel provider issues urgent warning as train strikes continue

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full list of rail operators to be impacted by ASLEF and RMT strikes

RMT strikers (Photo: Getty Images)

RMT members back further rail strike action

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

May and June train strikes - dates, companies and options

Rail strikes: RMT plan train strike for day of Eurovision after rejecting Rail Delivery Group’s offer

RMT announce strike action on day of Eurovision after rejecting offer
RMT has announced strike action for the day of Eurovision after rejecting the Rail Delivery Group’s latest offer.
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April will see strike action affect everything from rail service to civil and public services.

Full list of strikes coming up in April 2023

The RMT has been staging strike action at Network Rail since last July (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Train strikes: RMT suspends strikes planned for March 30 and April 1

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

When are the train strikes taking place this month?

February train strikes: When are rail workers striking and how will it impact the North East? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT train strikes suspended following new pay offer

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Train drivers from Aslef and RMT announce two strike dates in February.

Train drivers announce two new strike dates if February

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

Portchester Railway Station in Hill Road, Portchester. Picture: Sarah Standing (280920-4683)

'Precarious tree' cleared on railway but commuters may still face delays

List of all the strikes taking place in the lead up to Christmas 2022

The Aslef Union has announced another walkout date in January. Credit: Getty Images

Train drivers union Aslef announce fresh day of strike action in 2023
The strike date is the latest to be announced by a union in the UK this winter
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The RMT says it expects the four days of pre-Christmas strikes to have a significant impact on Eurostar services from London St Pancras (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurostar cancel Boxing Day trips to Europe due to RMT strike action

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

RMT confirm Christmas strike action on Christmas and Boxing Day

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

Lucas Moura celebrates after scoring against Huddersfield at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April 2019. Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images.

DETAILED: Pompey fans face travel misery for eagerly-awaited trip to Spurs

Mick Lynch, Leader of RMT Union

RMT union chief Mick Lynch says he’s ‘not the Grinch’

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Rail passengers urged to avoid travelling on strike days

easyJet to cancel 200 flights between Italy this weekend

A South Western Railways Class 444 Train.

Rail commuters warned of disruption due to planned strike

Strike action planned for 15 and 17 September 2022 will not now go ahead

Railways firms revise plans for state funeral as strikes cancelled

The Portsmouth Trades Coucil banner, carried at the front of the march. Picture: Mike Cooter (200822)

Portsmouth rally shows solidarity with striking workers

Thousands of postal workers to strike over pay dispute

Here's when the rail strikes will take place.

When will the next rail strikes take place?

Portsmouth & Southsea railway station. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 120821-16).

Portsmouth commuters face 'severe' disruption on rail network due to RMT strike

Portsmouth & Southsea railway station. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 120821-16).

Rail passengers 'risk being stranded' as strikes continue

Kirsty Smillie with her daughter Maisy.

Rail staff cuts impact disabled commuters says activist

Here's how you can claim a refund during the rail strikes.

How to claim a refund if your train is cancelled or delayed

Members of different unions, workers, and Labour councillors stand shoulder to shoulder on the picket line at Fratton station on the first day of the RMT rail strike. Picture: Emily Jessica Turner

Unions shoulder to shoulder at Fratton station as rail strike begins

Stephen Morgan, Labour MP for Portsmouth South. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (060619-20)

Commuters to face 'utter misery' and 'chaos' on trains as railway strikes begin

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

Railway passengers divided on strikes set to disrupt travel this week

An information board inside Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

Railway urges customers to seek alternative transport ahead of strike

South Western Railway. Picture: Stuart Bailey

Train travel disruption ahead as RMT announces three days of strikes

Commuters ride a crowded South Western Railway train on Portsmouth which could be thing of the past according to union RMT. Photo: Carey Tompsett/PA Wire

'Scandalous' rail plans could result in 'station closures and loss of jobs'

A Wightlink ferry passes fishermen on December 31, 2020 in Portsmouth. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Wightlink workers prepare to strike over 'attack' on pensions and conditions

A Wightlink ferry passes fishermen on December 31, 2020 in Portsmouth. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Wightlink staff strikes planned for Isle of Wight Festival weekend

Wightlink’s new flagship, ‘Victoria of Wight’

Wightlink ferry workers could go on strike in row over pensions and conditions

Portsmouth Harbour railway station

Train operator scraps its onboard catering - putting 130 jobs at risk

Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers faced travel misery during a series of strikes in the long-running dispute over guards on trains. Picture: Luke Powell/PA Wire

SWR announce compensation package after December strikes

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