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Our members' dedication and bravery have been an inspiration to many — we are now winning the argument for properly funded, state-owned public services, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) joins members of his union on the picket line outside Euston station, June 2023

RMT has been through a challenging year, fighting on several fronts in defence of transport, maritime and energy workers and their jobs, pay and conditions in an increasingly hostile environment.

The ruling class and their government are clearly prepared to use all political and legal means to drive down wages and slash jobs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis; they want workers to pay the price, not their friends in the City.

In the face of Tory attacks, RMT members have displayed magnificent solidarity and commitment to the national rail dispute, and it has been that steadfastness which has stopped the companies and the government from driving on with the imposition of planned cuts and changes to conditions.

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