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Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers to strike on 8 and 13 May; officers to begin work-to-rule from 10 May over pay and minimum wage concerns

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Major Maritime (Royal Fleet Auxiliary)

RMT seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary held a 24-hour walkout on Friday 8 May 2026 and will repeat on Wednesday 13 May 2026 in a dispute over pay transparency and concerns about compliance with the National Minimum Wage. Separately, Royal Fleet Auxiliary officers — members of Nautilus International — began an indefinite work-to-rule from Sunday 10 May 2026 (officers voted 95% in favour of action short of a strike and 88% in favour of strike action in February 2026).

This alert was originally created on 8 May 2026.

Effective Dates

Updates

May 12, 2026
📣 Announced
Migration: 'active' is not a valid lifecycle state in lifecycle_config (removed 2026-04-24, 'currently happening' is now derived from effectiveDates, not a stored state). Setting to 'announced' so Monitor's transition() to terminal states (e.g. completed) succeeds instead of falling through to flagForReview.
May 11, 2026
📣 Announced
8 May RMT walkout completed; Nautilus WTR began 10 May; second RMT walkout 13 May upcoming.
May 8, 2026
✎ Update
No cancellation or postponement reported: RMT’s 24-hour strikes are set for 8 May and 13 May 2026. Separately, Nautilus International (representing RFA officers) announced a work-to-rule starting 10 May 2026, indicating more unions are joining the dispute.

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Affected Locations

  • UK-wide

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