The General Secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch has said that the end of the rail strikes is “not in sight,” and that the government holds the key to develop a settlement with the train staff.
Members of the RMT at 14 train operating companies launched a 24-hour strike on Saturday in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Mick Lynch insisted that the RMT continued to receive support from members of the public. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Members of the RMT at 14 train operating companies launched a 24-hour strike on Saturday in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Mick Lynch insisted that the RMT continued to receive support from members of the public. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:07 The end's not in sight at the moment, no.
00:08 What's in sight is the prospect of some talks next week.
00:13 We'll see how we get on with that.
00:14 I'm a realist, but I'm also an optimist.
00:17 If we can get some goodwill, we can develop a deal.
00:19 But the end isn't in sight at the moment, no.
00:21 It's not fair that they suffer, and they're suffering
00:23 because of the government's inaction.
00:24 The government will not allow a settlement to this dispute
00:27 to be developed with the employers.
00:29 The government sets the mandate.
00:31 They've come up with the idea to shut every ticket
00:33 office in Britain, to bake in disability discrimination.
00:38 And they've come up with the idea of cutting thousands
00:40 of our members' jobs.
00:41 So if the government can move off that position,
00:44 we can develop an agreement, hopefully,
00:47 in the next few weeks.
00:48 And we can get this action listed.
00:49 So I think the public are calling for that.
00:52 They've supported our campaigns against ticket office closures.
00:56 So it's not fair.
00:57 They're the victims of this.
00:58 Members are the victims.
00:59 They lose their pay on strike day.
01:01 But it's the government that holds the key,
01:03 and they've got to use that to develop a settlement as soon
01:06 as we can.
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