CITY AM – No end to London rail strike chaos

Rail strikes: Lynch says government hasn’t spoken to RMT since January

CITY AM SAYS Rail strike misery looks set to continue for commuters after Mick Lynch, the RMT’s general secretary, said the government had not spoken to him about finding a resolution since the start of the year.

Speaking on Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday Programme, Lynch said that there has been “no contact. They seem to pick out the RMT as a special category where they can’t negotiate on a reasonable basis.”

“We’re available to talk to them but I don’t think I’ve met a government minister since January and even the employers now have stopped negotiating.”

He added: “I don’t know whether they’re waiting for all this other stuff to be cleared out the way, we don’t know if there’s going to be settlements yet, they’re out for referendum and consultation with their members, we’ll see.”

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