Union baron Mick Lynch vows to seize control of UK economy with unions in 'every sector'

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Posted on 09/24/2024 1:36:12 AM PDT by RandFan

Union baron Mick Lynch has vowed to seize control of the UK economy.

Mr Lynch, whose RMT union brought much of the country to a standstill through rail walkouts, said the “prize” is “universal” influence over all of the nation’s industries.

The Royal College of Nursing left Chancellor Rachel Reeves red-faced after announcing it was rejecting the Government’s 5.5 per cent pay hike offer in the middle of her speech.

And Mr Lynch called for a sweeping expansion of union powers which would make it easier to shut down industries if their demands are not met.

He said: “The problem at the moment is that the unions are not in every sector, effectively.

“We’re not in every workplace. We’re not able to influence non-union recognised workplaces, whereas up to the 1970s and 80s, we were.

“So if you went on a job as a construction worker that wasn’t organised, you tended to get the union agreement anyway, because it was enforceable by those workers.’

He added: “And that’s the prize we’ve got to keep our eyes on – that union influence is universal across the United Kingdom, completely universal.

“The complete organisation of the UK economy by trade unions – that’s our aim.”

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1 posted on 09/24/2024 1:36:12 AM PDT by RandFan

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2 posted on 09/24/2024 1:42:06 AM PDT by srmanuel

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