What did Mick Lynch do on the railway?

Michael Lynch, a British trade unionist who has served as the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) since May 2021 has accused BBC of showing bias in its coverage of the rail strikes.

During a discussion on the “Today programme” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Lynch declined to say how much pay union members had lost as a result of the strike.

He then accused the channel of ‘parroting’ the right-wing press.

In the coming days, a total of 40,000 rail workers are expected to walk out as part of the strike over jobs, pay, and conditions.

“What I do find annoying Mishal is that you put these lines that are directly taken from the propaganda from the other side,” Lynch said.

A visibly angry Lynch added:

“You never show any admiration for the fight that working people are putting up for our country, for the rebalancing of society.

“You never criticise the super-rich for what they’re doing to nurses, or what they’re doing to postal workers, and you never seem to take an impartial view on the way this society is balanced at the moment with the complete lack of distribution of wealth in our society.”