Royal Fleet Auxiliary crews around the world have gone on strike on August 16 against low pay.

The crews provide vital world wide support for the Royal Navy by crewing supply and support ships.

Footage shows the strike action in Portland, UK.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary crews have taken international strike action in Singapore, Cyprus and around the UK. The crews who provide vital world wide support for the Royal Navy by crewing supply and support ships. The strike action is by members of the RMT Union. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers is a progressive, democratic and highly professional trade union, a fast growing union with more than 83,000 members from almost every sector of the transport industry - from the mainline and underground railways, shipping and offshore, buses and road freight. The RFA is largest British employer of British non-military merchant navy sailors, the RFA brings together highly trained civilian personnel which are part of the Naval Service. Wearing Royal Navy uniforms, complimented with Merchant Navy styled insignia, the committed and close-knit team make sure the Royal Navy and Royal Marines are well supplied and well supported.


Royal Fleet Auxiliary crews take world wide strike action on Royal Navy ships of the RFA service.