RMT warns any raise to state pension age will be met with direct action

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey described any plan to raise the pension age as a ‘slap in the face’ (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

The biggest rail workers’ union has warned that raising the state pension age would be met with protests and direct action.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said a government review had sparked fears of a big increase in the pension age.