Striking Bristol care home workers backed by rail union boss "Care home staff are threatened with thousands of pounds of cuts to their pay" Bristol Post · Jun 29, 2022
Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’. The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
If Labour won’t stand up for working people, unions will Labour’s decision to adopt a hostile posture to a newly assertive trade union movement could prove a costly error, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022
GPs warn of industrial action over evening and weekend appointments One GP told the British Medical Association that medics should channel their “inner Mick Lynch”, in reference to the RMT leader Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022
Will there be another tube strike? London Underground workers vote for more industrial action How likely are we to see more strike action this summer? Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2022
Christmas presents could be affected by rail strikes as festive supplies arrive Supplies for the festive season are already under way and the walkouts are set to cause logistical problems, with more than 600 freight trains running in the UK every day Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022
Brandon Lewis criticised for using train driver salaries in strike interview day after Johnson did same thing Brandon Lewis said train drivers are earning between £56,000 and £70,000 - but the union that represents most of them is not on strike The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
ScotRail services still reduced following strikes due to ongoing driver shortage There will be many more lines running than the current "skeleton service" amid strikes, but services are still reduced. Daily Record · Jun 26, 2022
The Tories are teetering, but only a progressive alliance can deal the final blow Last week’s byelections showed that a ‘change moment’, a chance to rid the UK of this rotten government, is within sight, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
‘I don’t want to be an icon’: Mick Lynch on winning the rail strike PR battle Public support has soared for the plain-speaking RMT leader who is leading the fight to protect his members’ living standards The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
Jon Cruddas: ‘Labour party must support’ rail workers in pay dispute MP says Keir Starmer’s team should not distance themselves from unions but back industrial action to defend living standards The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
Satanists at heart of Westminster are planning a Lynching THE week is dominated by trying to organise a Mick Lynch emergency response unit. A meeting has been convened for 9am sharp on Wednesday. It… The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2022
Enemy within? Hardly... most people see why we need unions prepared to strike Membership may have plummeted but the RMT and others play a key role in making Britain fairer The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
Union chief hints more strikes to come this year as he accuses Grant Shapps of ‘talking nonsense’ Union leaders have called for a pay rise in line with inflation which is set to rise to 11 per cent later this year Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022 Grant Shapps 'misled public' over claim he has no role in train strike TUC Boss Frances O’Grady said he was pulling the strings of the 15 train operators because contracts mean they are unable to negotiate pay, conditions and pensions of 40,000 striking RMT workers without his approval
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2022 Running up that hill ... just like we were back in the 1980s THE UK inflation rate has surged to a level not seen since 1982, new figures revealed last week.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022 RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread Grant Shapps’ thread described ‘outdated working practices’ in the railway industry as members of the RMT walked out for the third time this week
Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2022 Large rally takes place outside Lime Street station on final day of bitter rail strike Ricky Tomlinson and local Labour MPs were among those taking part
Manchester Evening News · Jun 25, 2022 'There's a long way to go yet': Week of rail strikes leads to no clear resolution RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the union will continue to engage in a “constructive dialogue”
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Striking RMT union’s Mick Lynch tells Grant Shapps to ‘get on with his job’ Union boss says transport secretary should ‘tone down the rhetoric’ and make effort to solve rail strikes
Chronicle Live · Jun 25, 2022 Rail strike: RMT could call another train strike if talks don't progress, warns Mick Lynch Mr Lynch 'there will be more action' unless Network Rail and train companies like LNER, Northern and CrossCountry don't 'change their stance'
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2022 Mick Lynch hits out at UK leaders raised on 'diet of Latin and Greek' RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said there is a “disconnect” with UK leaders raised on a diet of Latin and Greek – and gave his frank…
Chronicle Live · Jun 25, 2022 Jeremy Corbyn joins rail staff at RMT train strike picket at Newcastle's Central Station The former Labour leader called for an inflation pay rise and job security for train and rail staff, who he points out worked throughout Covid
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022 RMT boss Mick Lynch says ‘there is a long way to go’ on rail strike talks as walkouts continue General secretary’s comments come as workers hold third day of train strikes in less than a week
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022 Train strikes - live: Weekend travel mayhem as 80% of rail services close RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators walk out over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions