Ms. Abbott shared a photo of herself with Railways, Shipping and Transportation (RMT) Secretary-General Mick Leeds on social media yesterday, saying she was “in solidarity with RMT union members taking action to protect jobs.” and fees “. Rail strikes are expected to cause the cancellation of about 80% of rail services across the country today. Thousands of RMT Network Rail members and 13 train operators are leaving today and again on Thursday and Saturday. Mr Lynch is demanding a seven per cent pay rise for his members – more than double the 3 per cent offered. READ MORE IN OUR BLOG LIVE TRAIN STRIKES And attacking Sir Keir Starmer criticized him for not approving industrial action. He said the party leader and his group were guilty of “standing on one side and waiting for someone to tell them what to do”, as he urged them to “ride this wave of resistance”. Sir Keir is silent on his views on the strike. But Left MPs in his party did not hesitate to applaud those who left. Mr McDonnell said “I will join the picket line” because “the basic demands of the union are perfectly reasonable”. Rebecca Long-Bailey added: “Railroad strikes are about plans to get rid of thousands of jobs, to attack wages and conditions and real wage cuts for a long time. “Whatever happens, tomorrow I will be on the picket line to support the employees.” More than a dozen Labor MPs have accepted RMT funding, according to official records. Transport Minister Grand Saps last night criticized the Opposition for not condemning the misery caused to millions of people on strike by stressing out donations. He said in a debate in the House of Commons: “It’s impossible to just say that they condemn the strikes which I think are the most striking part of this debate. “It will hurt ordinary people.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to say ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the unions are “hurting the very people who claim to help.” He is going to accuse the unions of “expelling the mobsters who end up supporting the work of the railway workers”, while also affecting companies across the country. He will say: “Extremely high wage demands will also make it incredibly difficult to end the current challenges facing families around the world with rising living costs. “Now is the time to come to a sensible compromise for the good of the British people and the railway workforce.”
