Rail union boss Mick Lynch has warned that workers are being pushed towards the gig economy, as five days of train strikes begin
Union boss Mick Lynch has said railway workers are striking to stop the industry being pushed into the gig economy, where staff are "at the beck and call" of employers, as another walkout takes place this week.Speaking to LBC's Nick Ferrari on Tuesday, RMT chief Mr Lynch said his members were "fighting for their future" - and the future of the whole rail industry - as the five-day rail strike began.
Mr Lynch added: "We’ve seen what happens when people get outsourced, in cleaning and catering and in the construction industry - in all sorts of places where there are no conditions associated with the work. The union boss said: "What they’re effectively doing is stopping the right to strike, which is a civil right and a human right and it’s possibly illegal under the international labour conventions.
Dave Penman said: “Tinkering with what are already some of the most draconian trade union laws in western economies are not going to address the fundamental problems around this.”
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