Princess Anne visiting the East Cowes site in 2018 (Image: File)Talks between the RNLI and union representatives at conciliation service ACAS have since broken down. Read the RNLI response here: RNLI responds to 'inaccurate' claims as workers to strike over redundanciesUnite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "The behaviour of the RNLI throughout this dispute has been a complete disgrace. "This dispute can be easily avoided by the RNLI, but it relies on it changing tack and negotiating with Unite. "The RNLI needs to do the right thing and give these workers, their families and the community the respect they deserve." The East Cowes workforce currently supplies and maintains lifeboats for more than half of the RNLI’s 238 stations across the UK, according to the union.