a dog trainer, a tech worker and a farmer when they re at home, but now these three british volunteers are in ukraine helping to rescue the helpless. tens of thousands of rail workers will stage three days of national rail strikes later this month, the rmt union has announced. it ll be the largest outbreak of industrial action in the industry in a generation and will shut down the entire rail network in england. with all the details i m joined by our correspondent, jon donnison. talk to us first of all about when this is going to happen. we know there are three days. this is going to happen. we know there are three days. promises to be hu:el there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers l there are three days. promises to be| hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers in total across 13 different train operating countries and the london u
through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said over 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those who accuse union militants of being hell bent on suicidal madness. others, though, say that he is an example for working people of how they can get a decent deal at a time when their standard of living is constantly being squeezed. whatever your view is, mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, now has the backing of his members for potentially a very major confrontation, notjust with the rail companies but with governments of all political persuasion, with the tories in westminster, the s
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by working people. they all deserve a pay rise and every worker in this country deserves to negotiate a pay rise and working on their conditions because if you are not bargaining for a strong trade union, you are backing fulsome in the british working class should not have to beg to address the cost of living crisis that faces us. to address the cost-of-living crisis that faces us to address the cost-of-living crisis that faces us. mick good to have you with this talk that faces us. mick good to have you with this talk through that faces us. mick good to have you with this talk through that that faces us. mick good to have you with this talk through that tonight. l with this talk through that tonight. mick lynch their secretary general of the rmt union as they call the strikes and her mind or they will take place on the 21st, 23rd and 25th ofjune if these talks are not successful. mick lynch, thank you. the motoring group the rac has warned that average fuel prices could hit £2
there were 30 well known trade union leaders getting interviews, getting air space, getting their message across, and that s what i want. it is not for me particularly, i know it sounds a bit over humble, but i know i have an ego and i enjoy some of it, i enjoy these conversations, but ultimately it is so that the union movement get a profile in society. that s why we need high profile campaigns and high profile campaigns and high profile people. jack high-profile people. jack l nch, high-profile people. jack lynch, general high profile people. jack lynch, general secretary of the rmt, thank you so much for talking to me on political thinking. so is the general secretary of the rmt a man simply doing hisjob, fighting for his members s rates, making sure they get a better deal than those who are not represented by a strong trade union? or is he a selfish militant, a man putting his own interest, his members interests, before those of the wider community? that is a debate where you have