Mick Lynch—a social democrat not a working class hero
A new book—Mick Lynch, the Making of a Working Class Hero is fortunately not the uncritical celebration of the RMT rail union leader.
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A new book—Mick Lynch, the Making of a Working Class Hero is fortunately not the uncritical celebration of the RMT rail union leader.
Magnetic Mick is a smooth operator with a robust and radical message, but the RMT leader has arguably failed to stave off the government’s attack on rail workers, says industrial relations professor Gregor Gall
An essay on the sociopolitical themes in the lyrics written by Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash, has inspired the debate about the impact popular songs have on an individual’s ideological views
Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector’s reputation on the line
RMT union members in the train operating companies (not including ScotRail) last week voted by 91 on a 69 turnout to continue striking in their…