Fears are growing that industrial action on the railways could carry on up until Christmas
The country is braced for the biggest industrial action in a generation this week.
Workers are set to walkout on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week, with more than 50% of the rail network shut in a row over pay and working conditions. He told Tom Swarbrick on Sunday it's about protecting workers' rights while big companies make eye-watering profits. He said any pay deal should be linked to the Retail Price Index - the rate of inflation on goods and services.
He claimed the industry is "basically broke" and the RMT "need to come to a realisation that their huge demands for massive pay rises is just completely unaffordable".
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