General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
We’ll hold Labour’s feet to the fire
RMT leader MICK LYNCH talks to Elizabeth Short about why Starmer needs to fulfil promises to scrap anti-strike laws and renationalise rail, and laments the lack of a transformative green new deal to create jobs and tackle the climate crisis

IN the countdown to the general election, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch’s message is resolute: “The main task ahead of us for anyone that’s in any way progressive — is to get the Tories out.”
The Star caught up with him amid a barrage of pre-election interviews and just ahead of the union’s AGM.
RMT has not shied away from criticising Labour — as a socialist union, it’s hard not to. Yet Lynch remains practical — the only way to end the Tories’ 14-year reign is by getting Labour in.
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