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Forcing rail staff to work during strikes would be ‘a disaster’, unions warn
Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) , answering questions in front of the Transport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London, on the subject of minimum service levels for rail. Picture date: Wednesday April 26, 2023.

PLANS to legislate for minimum levels of service during rail strikes could have “unintended consequences” provoking further conflict, MPs were told today.

The transport select committee questioned rail industry and union leaders about the legislation currently going through Parliament.

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, told the committee he believes the law would be a “disaster.”

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