Union baron Mick Lynch vows to seize control of UK economy with unions in 'every sector'

Daily Expess ^ | Sep 24 | By Michael Knowles, Home Affairs and Defence Editor

[RandFan]

Union baron Mick Lynch has vowed to seize control of the UK economy.

Mr Lynch, whose RMT union brought much of the country to a standstill through rail walkouts, said the “prize” is “universal” influence over all of the nation’s industries.

The Royal College of Nursing left Chancellor Rachel Reeves red-faced after announcing it was rejecting the Government’s 5.5 per cent pay hike offer in the middle of her speech.

And Mr Lynch called for a sweeping expansion of union powers which would make it easier to shut down industries if their demands are not met.

He said: “The problem at the moment is that the unions are not in every sector, effectively.

“We’re not in every workplace. We’re not able to influence non-union recognised workplaces, whereas up to the 1970s and 80s, we were.

“So if you went on a job as a construction worker that wasn’t organised, you tended to get the union agreement anyway, because it was enforceable by those workers.’

He added: “And that’s the prize we’ve got to keep our eyes on – that union influence is universal across the United Kingdom, completely universal.

“The complete organisation of the UK economy by trade unions – that’s our aim.”

[srmanuel]

The UK is rapidly becoming ungovernable except those who oppose the current direction of the government who are increasingly being jailed

[Adder]

Poor Brits...what the hell have you done?

[Gay State Conservative]

Those Maoists got something like one-third of the vote yet they have a bullet proof majority in Parliament. Britons would be wise to buckle their seat belts...it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

[rktman]

What could possibly go awry?

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

Labour won because thier opposition was divided and fragmented. The Tories lost that election, Labour didn’t win it.

Mr. Starmer’s Labour Party is a fragile coalition and Mr. Lynch’s Stalinesque wing of the Party is not a majority, but they are the loudest voices. Personally, I think they fragment before the five year term ends. We will see.

[MinorityRepublican]

Those Maoists got something like one-third of the vote yet they have a bullet proof majority in Parliament. Britons would be wise to buckle their seat belts...it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

At least in USA, we have elections every two years.

The UK may not have another election for 5 years.

[dfwgator]

It took Churchill 5 years to get back into 10 Downing Street, but by then the damage was done.

[MinorityRepublican]

It took Churchill 5 years to get back into 10 Downing Street, but by then the damage was done.

The UK became socialist with the establishment of NHS.

[kaktuskid]

It’s the 70s again in merry olde England...without British Leyland.