Mick Lynch says the RMT has not met a Government minister since January - as the UK prepares for yet more train strikes this week
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union's boss Mr Lynch told Sky's Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme: "No contact. They seem to pick out the RMT as a special category where they can't negotiate on a reasonable basis.
RMT's Mick Lynch says Keir Starmer does not show enough support for strikes - as he warns no end for commuter agony Around 20,000 railway workers in the UK will walk out in July due to a prolonged disagreement over pay."They've certainly offered the others more than we've been offered. There's no strings attached to those deals; we've got to accept a whole host of change and dilution to those terms and conditions, and job losses."
"Union leaders should stop blocking their members from having a vote on these offers and give them the chance to help resolve this dispute."
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