RMT union leader says Department for Transport inserted bitterly opposed driver-only clause at last moment
The RMT union leader Mick Lynch has accused the government of deliberately ensuring next week’s rail strikes go ahead by blocking negotiations, with rail bosses calling off talks as “a waste of time” while ministers insist on unacceptable provisions.
He said meetings between the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) representing train operators and the RMT have failed to occur for three successive days because of a clause inserted for driver-only operation, which all rail unions have bitterly opposed in strikes for many years.
