RFA Newsletter
April 2023
AN UPDATE FROM YOUR LEAD OFFICER GEOFF KITE Welcome to the first edition of the RMT RFA Newsletter. A key message that has been fed back to me since being lead officer of the RFA was that we needed to give members more information and need to be seen more on vessels, keeping you the members updated. This first newsletter will cover some ongoing issues with a report from myself and the Convenor (Ian Parkin). I will start with the disappointing parts first. As you all know the RFA have implemented the 2022/3 pay even though both unions have rejected the offer.
Unfortunately, our ballot for action short did not pass the legal threshold and therefore we could not put the action short of strike on. We were also advised by Nautilus that they had the same issue. It has been agreed that although we do not agree to the implementation of the 2.95% pay and 0.05% on allowances we have to move on and prepare for the 2023/4 pay negotiations. This may be disappointing to some of you, however, we must stand together now and push for a decent pay increase.