Mick Lynch to retire as RMT general secretary
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mick Lynch has announced his retirement as general secretary of the country’s biggest rail workers’ union. The 63-year-old, who was elected general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union in 2021, has led the union through a series of pay strikes over the past two years. open image in gallery RMT general secretary Mick Lynch is stepping down Mr Lynch said that he was incredibly proud to have served the union both as a rank-and-file member and an elected officer. open image in gallery The union firebrand said he was proud to have served for 30 years “We can all be proud that our union stood up against the wholesale attacks on the rail industry by the previous Tory government and the union defeated them.
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