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RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch “we still have a massive gap to fill”

Mick Lynch has warned that Britain could be brought by a standstill by a wave of strikes hitting “every sector of the economy”.The RMT general secretary stopped short of predicting a general strike, saying: “It’s not in my power, it’s up to the TUC.But he added: “What you are going…

Evening Standard

Rail strikes could go on indefinitely as Grant Shapps ‘blocking deal’, says union boss Mick Lynch

Transport secretary ‘flexing right-wing muscles’ to get job with Truss or Sunak, says RMT leader

The Independent UK

Unions on brink of ‘synchronised’ strikes, says RMT’s Mick Lynch

Railway workers leader predicts ‘massive response’ to impact of rapidly rising inflation on wages

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Rail disruption expected as two days of strike action get under way

TRAIN services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take…

The National (Scotland)

Rail dispute could be prolonged ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT chief

Only around one in five trains are running across the country because of the walkout by members of the RMT and TSSA unions.

Evening Standard

Mick Lynch laughs at GMB host as he slaps down ‘completely untrue’ six-figure salary claims

ITV presenter Paul Brand was slammed live on air by the RMT union boss Mick Lynch as he appeared live from the picket line

Daily Mirror

Good Morning Britain fans issue demand after Mick Lynch interview

The RMT union boss appeared live from Euston station amid another day of rail strikes

Liverpool Echo

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Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK

Train strike – live: UK could see ‘generalised, synchronised’ strikes as cost of living bites, says Mick Lynch

Education secretary slams RMT Union workers as ‘holding the country hostage’

The Independent UK

Further rail disruption expected as two days of strike action begin

ScotRail has warned passengers only to travel if necessary on Thursday and Saturday due to strike action by the RMT union.

The Independent UK

'Will of Scottish people has got to be expressed', RMT boss Mick Lynch says

THE will of the Scottish people on independence has “got to be expressed”, Mick Lynch has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch says Irish people have told him his message is 'really resonating'

Lynch, the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union in the UK, rose to prominence in June after conducting a series of media interviews about a rail workers’ strike

Irish Mirror

Mick Lynch takes in Cork City game during rare trip to Ireland

Some day for a game!

Irish Mirror

What is the Enough is Enough campaign? Group demands action against cost of living crisis

Enough is Enough is backed by RMT general secretary Mick Lynch and Labour MP Zarah Sultana.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Row breaks out over rail company slashing number of London trains

A furious row has broken out between unions and a rail operator that has slashed its train timetable and suspended ticket sales blaming "severe staff shortages".

The National (Scotland)

New campaign fighting cost-of-living crisis gains 150,000 members in 24 hours

A CAMPAIGN promising picket lines and rallies across the UK demanding action on the cost-of-living crisis has won more than 150,000 supporters in…

Daily Mirror

Rail union chief Mick Lynch says he'd back a general strike over cost-of-living disaster

There has not been a general strike since 1926 and it's thought to be an unlikely prospect. But the RMT's Mick Lynch said 'if they call it we’ll support it, absolutely'

Evening Standard

Who’s striking and why? From Ryanair to Amazon — what you need to know about London’s summer of chaos

The heatwave isn’t all that’s getting the capital’s workers hot under the collar this August. As barristers and pilots join the rail unions and TfL, Katie Strick looks at the key players — and their reasons why

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The National (Scotland)

BBC dismisses formal complaint over Question Time 'pro-Conservative' bias

THE BBC has dismissed a formal complaint about the host of Question Time intervening on behalf of a Conservative MP to criticise trade unionist Mick…

Al Jazeera

Who is the man driving UK’s ongoing rail strikes?

RMT trade union leader Mick Lynch captures the imagination of millions struggling in the UK’s cost-of-living crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Pilots’ union leader Martin Chalk: ‘We don’t take kindly to being told how to do things’

The union’s secretary general, who used to fly superjumbos for British Airways, admires rail counterpart Mick Lynch but is steering his own course in negotiations

Evening Standard

TfL bailout remains in limbo as strike threat ‘puts deal talks in danger’

Transport for London bosses and rail unions were at loggerheads on Thursday as the deal to secure the future of London’s transport network remained in limbo.

Evening Standard

TfL boss accuses unions of ‘undermining’ Government bailout talks with strike threat

TfL has accused unions of attempting to “undermine” its bailout negotiations with the Government with further threats of strike action.

The Guardian - UK

Tube and London Overground staff announce fresh strikes on same day

More misery for passengers as industrial action on 19 August comes amid two 24-hour walkouts by rail operators

Daily Mirror

August train strikes - what dates are they on and which routes are affected?

August is set to bring more misery for rail passengers with extra train strikes as the summer of discontent shows no signs of altering course

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