First day of new rail and tube strikes begins in disputes over pay, job security and conditions
Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said he fears finding a solution will not be possible because of “political interference,” as rail workers stage another rail strike.
Speaking to ITV’s Good Morning Britain from Euston Station, he said the union had been working with Network Rail and the train operating companies but “the gap between us is still there”.
We’ve got to find a way to bridge that but I fear that because of the political interference that’s happening with the public transport and the Treasury, we’re not able to do that.
We’ve also got a dispute tomorrow with London Underground – which is more of the same that the funding from the railway has been cut and that means an attack on rail workers across the land and I think many workers are suffering from that at this moment.
