The boss of a rail workers union has said he is "not the Grinch" ahead of fresh strikes in the run-up to Christmas and after New Year.
The walkouts will affect people travelling to see comedian Peter Kay's comeback shows in London and Birmingham on 16 and 17 December, as well as singer Paolo Nutini's gigs in Glasgow on 13, 14 and 16 December. "Our industry is already suffering heavily from rising costs, as inflation reaches a 40-year high, and consumer disposable income is at an all time low. Coupled with rail strike action feel we are revisiting Christmas 2021 [when the country faced pandemic restrictions]," he said.
"I'm not the Grinch," he said, referring to the children's book character who tries to cancel Christmas. "I'm a trade union official and I'm determined to get a deal."The RMT union, which represents workers such as guards and signalling staff, has already held eight days of strikes since June which have caused widespread disruption.
The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train companies, said that before negotiations broke down there had been "real progress" towards agreeing the "outline of a credible deal".
Will he be supporting his members this Yr or jetting off on holiday like he did before Union bosses still get paid big bucks whilst strikers struggle
Fully Support this man, I’m sure a lot of you would want someone like him fighting for you at work. When benefit Britain get a 10.1% pay rise then shouldn’t we all have this at least. If you’re Union or employer is too weak then enjoy your pay cut!
You may not be the Grinch but you are making a lot of peoples lives worse by your actions
Oh yes you are…..
No he isn’t but their are a lot of our things he is, none of which are complementary.
Mick Lynch God is money and cares not for anyone but himself. You will face God one day but you will not be able to take your money with you, you cannot strike in hell. The bible says the wicked will not be able to rest in hell, you care not for the poor. Jesus loves the poor
The rail bosses may seem him as a bit of a Grinch, but the rail workers see him a bit more positively.
Pity us working people haven’t got a lot more leaders like Mick Lynch! He’s a great workers champion!
You totally are... With things so bad, for you to try and blackmail people is inexcusable and shameful
Shame private sector can’t bully the govt into Pay rises .
You are the Grinch. Screwing the country over on our first Xmas since Covid! You've lost my support. Your pay offer is a lot higher than mine. We need a break.
Christmas is the 24th-26th of December
He’s no Grinch, on the other hand we know who’s thieving us of our hard earned low wages. Let the disruption commence 🤷🏻♀️ come what may
He is mad with power. He does not care he just wants to upset the apple cart at a time when people are struggling because he does not feel it with his huge wages.
He’s on a crusade to bring the government down He’s a labour stooge .
He cares. But only about himself, his overpaid, underperforming cronies and beating the Tories whilst fecking the workers and the traveling public. The guy is beneath contempt. scum
The new Scargill.
What a pathetic question to have to answer! Journalism? It’s a joke!
BBC Shame on you ...again
Legend!
Go back to your mind numbing news
What ridiculous amount of money is this guy paid to disrupt so many lives?
You're a bastard Labour Party hurt society kind of guy. Resign so someone good can help the country. You're a failure Mr Grinch.
BBC propaganda on behalf of the profits for private pockets brigade, again!!
Classic BBC 'impartiality' here I see. No better than right wing comics like Daily_Express
Does the Union boss, lose any of his 6 figure salary when his members are on strike?
If people are constantly going on strike then should they even be employed, to be employed means going to work!
Hes fighing for people's rights and why the hell have I still got 2 pay for BBC staff wages .. get a job you lazy ...........
But he is.
It’s time the government stopped playing games and get round the table and don’t leave until a deal is reached. We the public can see the government is trying to kick the can down the road costing taxpayers millions paying the train companies .
This is the most important fact you took from the exchange? EMBARRASSING.... might withhold my fee until you grow up or at least grasp the mood of the licence paying public.
Mick Lynch: OH,YES YOU ARE!
They’re NOT Christmas train strikes BBC. Get it right will you !
Holding the country to ransom just like they did in the 70s.
These unions won't stop until the systems and business fail to exist and 100s thousands are claiming benefits. All just a voice for militant people to feel powerful and bully others.
No worse, he’s a criminal if you ask me. Think of the impact to shops at one of the busiest times and impact to people. Shame on you!
Boring baldy. Moan moan moan.
Grinch …no ugly,self righteous, pompous Grinch…yes
But you are ….
Well they had to do something to get listened to.... Time to invest some of the monster profits in the workforce instead of in the management.
Agree, the Grinch cares and has a heart you do not Lynch
He makes the Grinch look like Santa Claus
BBC doing the tories’ work for them. The strikes are not over the festive period. But you know that.
Could have fooled me!
He is loving the power and attention, if not then to what end did he appear of have I got news for you ect?
Definitely the Grinch, bears an uncanny resemblance!🤪🤣
Union boss? Members instruct the union they need better pay & conditions with good reason. He is not a boss. It's a business boss that created this. Follow the money. Shareholder dividends & boss salaries are the destination. The wages? As low as they can get away with. Strike!
I'll tell you what is ruining Christmas, corporate greed. It's meaning nobody can afford the essentials, or to heat their homes if they're lucky enough to have one.
You need to have a balanced take on this. What are you doing? You are the BBC.
What a pathetic headline. Typical Daily Mail, scum bucket journalism that seems to be all the rage at the BBC these days. I watched that press conference and to use an insult against a principled man as a headline is beyond contempt. Mick Lynch is a top person and I wish him well
And they all said “oh yes you are!”
Poundland scargill!!!!
He’s not. Now try quizzing the company heads instead of smearing his name. Bbc has become tabloid
‘Oh yes you are’ 😆
This is not objective journalism when you’re using a headline like that.
Not many manufacturers left for unions to destroy I bet he gets paid a fortune.
Onlooker: ‘Yes he is’
Should of trained soldiers up for train driving for this purpose. Then see if drivers want to strike without pay.Train drivers are no different than HGV drivers. Except they are about £30,000 pa better paid.
Oh yes you are 😁😁
One is screwing you with food & fuel bills, the other is trying to get you money to pay for them?
This article is in poor taste... Why are the energy companies not condemned in the same manner by the controlled media? Working class people wanting to save their jobs and get a pay raise many of which were directed to their bosses is hardly a crime.
Numerous days of strikes showing workers cannot be that badly paid if they can afford 8 days off at Xmas , this is a political strike supported by labour to damage the U.K. economy and try and force a general election
I think you might be
No attack on the people from the other side then ? People wonder why the bbc are called government puppets 😂 Why not go after the DFT minister who’s to blame or the rail delivery group or the tocs maybe even network rail lol
Already having train drivers saying they are not in the RMT, the strikes are nothing short of blackmail, this is not negotiation it’s entrapment, give them nothing.
Pathetic journalism by BBC. Recycling an insult from another journalist in order to construct an attack on union leaders is a political act by media. MickLynch
Yrs you are jobs lost like the 1970 s you keep your 125K a yr while they loose there jobs abc private firms go bust 😡😡😡😡
LynchtheGrinch
Oh yes you are! (said in festive panto spirit!)
What a way to infantilise such an important issue.
What are you then? You’ll be drawing your salary no doubt while your members get north for striking.
Says the Grinch
tweeting utter bollocks 🙄
Imagine if the government had settled this with reasonable wages months ago, when the strikes first started. Tory governments love ruining Xmas, just look at the last couple of years of mismanagement.
It's the corporations that are taking advantage of the people that make them ALL their money, it's the corporations who are the grinches, today tomorrow & everyday
you missed the bit about Mosley for some reason and went with what the Daily Mail journalist wanted to get out there.
Of course your not the grinch, he has some intelligence. No idea how you can be confused with someone like that.
Did Mark Twain write this headline, because it's almost not half-witted
of course he is, watch and see how Brian tickets will rise in January, the only losers here are the general public, time for those in strike to take a reality check and realise now is not the time.
Because he isn’t, the government is. Always has been. They stalled the talks, they failed to heed our warning. Now they have three weeks to do the honourable thing or we shall enact our warning.
Media playing a narrative to make working people look like villains, typical Britain not looking after the working class.
He’s not a union ‘boss’, he’s an elected union leader.
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