National rail dispute ‘the fight of our lifetime’, say RMT leader Mick Lynch

The RMT general secretary criticised those who blame workers for the cost-of-living crisis in Britain, arguing that wage demands from trade unions were not the cause of inflation.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (PA)

A union leader has described the national rail dispute as the “fight of our lifetime”.

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said negotiations over pay, jobs and conditions were the “toughest” the union had ever been involved in.