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Union branches accuse institutions of planning to breach agreement that protects research time and promotion prospects

At the end of June 2022 I was jubilant, having just taken part in three days of national strike as part of the RMT union’s campaign to defend jobs, pay and conditions on Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and Network Rail (NR). It was a similar feeling for many of the strikers. And we weren’t alone. We had taken heart from the disruption we’d caused and the passing public’s positive response, and a far larger group of people had learnt about our dispute by gleefully watching hostile interviewers being taken down by our General Secretary (GS) Mick Lynch.

Incumbent must overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office

At the end of June 2022 I was jubilant, having just taken part in three days of national strike as part of the RMT union’s campaign to defend jobs, pay and conditions on Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and Network Rail (NR). It was a similar feeling for many of the strikers. And we weren’t alone. We had taken heart from the disruption we’d caused and the passing public’s positive response, and a far larger group of people had learnt about our dispute by gleefully watching hostile interviewers being taken down by our General Secretary (GS) Mick Lynch.