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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

REVEALED: Uk ministers losing argument over rail strikes says mick lynch | Rare Historical Photos

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) with rail workers at the picket outside Euston station.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) with rail workers at the picket line outside Euston station in central London on Friday. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa/Rex/Shutterstock

Mick Lynch has admitted that public support for rail unions has been dented by weeks of strikes, but said the government was still “losing the argument” in the long-running pay dispute.

The general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) said that moves by Rishi Sunak to tighten anti-strike laws showed the government was hoping to close down opposition to austerity.

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