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The Latest Breaking News from RMT

Backlash after senior Labour figure attacks strikes and big pay claims

David Lammy warns rebel MPs not to ‘stand on picket lines’ ahead of ‘further disputes‘

The Independent UK

Union accuses Labour of ‘direct attack’ on airline staff by not backing their pay demand

Comments by shadow minister David Lammy aimed at showing party is fit for government provoke angry response from Unite boss

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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Lammy says he will not support BA strikes as he defends Labour’s stance

The shadow foreign secretary said the party is fully behind negotiation to resolve any industrial dispute.

The Independent UK

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

Nottingham MP donates £2,000 of salary to rail strikers

She spoke at a rally at Nottingham Station

Nottingham Post

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

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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

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

Daily Mirror

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 National (Scotland)

Striking hospital workers turn up at RMT rally in show of support for rail staff

Staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting Hill, London, who are striking over a pay dispute joined the RMT rally at King’s Cross St Pancras.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

Liverpool Echo

Train strike supporters gather in Nottingham as third day of action takes place

People in Nottingham continue to show support for RMT

Nottingham Post

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Manchester Evening News

'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

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

Evening Standard

Rail strike: Labour MPs defy Starmer again by joining picket line

Labour MPs were warned by the leader’s office on Monday not to join picket lines

Chronicle Live

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'

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The National (Scotland)

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

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

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 National (Scotland)

Scottish Open ban on LIV Golf Series players is only the beginning

THE way things are going in the turbulent world of men’s professional golf just now, you wouldn’t be surprised if the RMT’s ubiquitous Mick…

The Guardian - UK

Train services cut as RMT rail strike enters third day

Rail firms ask people not to travel as 40,000 union members strike in dispute over pay and conditions

The Independent UK

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

Liverpool Echo

'Scared' strikers struggling to pay bills 'can't afford not to strike'

"Everybody is hurting. There are people over there now who are experiencing real poverty"

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