RMT National Secretary Darren Procter (third from right) met with the Labour Leader, Keir Starmer (centre) and his Energy spokesman Ed Milliband (first on left) during a visit to the port of Holyhead earlier this year.
The First Minister of Wales, (at the time) Vaughan Gething, (second from left) was also in attendance. This meeting happened several months before the Labour Party swept to power with a massive majority at Westminster. Darren was accompanied by a group of RMT member reps.
Darren reported that both Starmer and Milliband were receptive to the points made by RMT around the need for a ‘Just Transition’ for offshore energy workers.
Issues around employment protection, regulation, health and safety, and training were touched on during a short meeting. These are issues which will need serious consideration for this Government if they are to deliver on pre-election promises.
Published in our newsletter, Outage 4 (August 2024)
