Unite Union on the Railway

[ten7]

Does Unite have as heavy a presence in rail as TSSA or RMT?

 

[DarloRich]

Does Unite have as heavy a presence in rail as TSSA or RMT?

no - it does not. I have never come across a Unite member but it is recognised.

 

[tsr]

Recognition of Unite representation will depend on company and local procedures.

I do not know any Unite members at my (railway) employer and can’t say they are recognised in the crew grades or any others I know of.

 

[DarloRich]

Recognition of Unite representation will depend on company and local procedures.

I do not know any Unite members at my (railway) employer and can’t say they are recognised in the crew grades or any others I know of.

There are some in NR, apparently.

 

[greatkingrat]

I think many of the engineering / maintenance staff have ended up in Unite as a result of various mergers.

 

[tsr]

There are some in NR, apparently.

Apologies, I meant to emphasise that this is within grades at the company I work for, rather than all companies as a whole.

(I believe our engineering grades are at least partly represented by RMT, amongst those who hold any union membership.)

 

[ten7]

I think many construction company staff working on the railway are Unite members but I don’t know if they're considered to be part of the rail industry?

 

[alxndr]

I spoke to some people representing Unite once, and they said that they did have some members from the railway, but I've never actually come across anyone. Everyone I know is primarily RMT, although a few are TSSA or have been.

 

[Beeks]

Metrolink is Unite..waste of space..would love one of the rail unions in its place

 

[Qwerty133]

I'd imagine (but don't know) that the majority of unite members were likely to be in more head office type roles that are not unique to the railway or transport industries (HR, Customer Services, Social Media, marketing)

 

[185]

Metrolink is Unite..waste of space..would love one of the rail unions in its place

They need to go. RMT is ideal but their RO in Liverpool blocked Metrolink applications. Some pathetic gentlemen's agreement between unions.

Change needs to happen, and the RMT's collusion with Unite is undemocratic, practically crooked.

 

[ten7]

I would have thought Unite would be a strong union since they are the largest union in the country.

 

[ten7]

Metrolink is Unite..waste of space..would love one of the rail unions in its place

It seems Unite covers part of NR maintenance and ops, some drivers and railway construction.