The Guardian - The outgoing RMT head dismantled pundits one by one on live TV, and showed a new generation why we need trade unionsMick Lynch is the trade union icon who nearly wasnmp;#146;t. Leaving school at 16 to train as an apprentice electrician, he worked in construction until being blacklisted for his union activities. Unable to find work in the building trade, in 1993 he took a job at Eurostar and became involved with the RMT. Constructionmp;#146;s loss was to be the labour movementmp;#146;s gain.Lynch was elected general secretary of RMT in 2021, and a year later, the UKmp;#146;s first national railway ...
