Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) general secretary Mick Lynch has been urged by ministers not to “hold the country to ransom” with strikes ahead of Christmas.
He blamed the UK Government for failing to avert the action, arguing that unions have a duty to take coordinated action in response to a “generalised attack on working people”.
Lynch confirmed there will be greater disruption on the rails on Christmas Eve because of a walkout from 6pm until 6am on 27 December, following two 48-hour strikes next week.
