Mick Lynch has warned that Britain could be brought by a standstill by a wave of strikes hitting “every sector of the economy”.
The RMT general secretary stopped short of predicting a general strike, saying: “It’s not in my power, it’s up to the TUC.
But he added: “What you are going to get is a wave of solidarity action, generalised strike action, synchronised action.
“And you’ll see it in every sector of the economy, in education, in health, wider parts of the transport system, in all sectors, the private sector as well.
“People are fed up with the way they’ve been treated. The British worker is basically underpaid and gets no dignity or respect in the workplace.
“We’ve got to change that so we get a square deal for everyone in Britain – and that’s what the unions are determined to do.”
