GOVERNMENT TURNED DOWN STRIKE TALKS

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: february 2023 :: RMTnews 6 GOVERNMENT TURNED DOWN STRIKE TALKS T he Tory government turned down an offer for meaningful talks in the national rail dispute before further strike action around Christmas. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that he had asked rail minister Huw Merriman to facilitate intensive negotiations to seek to resolve the dispute. “It was clear that the rail minister had no authority to bring a resolution to the rail dispute and that Downing Street is pulling all the strings. “We have been able to reach agreements on rail involving the Scottish and Welsh governments but the fact that we have not been able make any progress with the UK government confirms that there is an agenda to take on the unions regardless of the cost businesses, passengers and workers,” he said.