Mick Lynch announces retirement as head of RMT

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Mr Lynch steered the union through fierce pay strikes in 2022 and 2023 before securing a new deal.

Anny Sherwood says the fall, in which she sustained facial injuries, has left her "shell-shocked".

He went on to found the Electrical and Plumbing Industries Union (EPIU) in 1988, before joining the RMT.

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Published On: 2025-01-09 @ 15:26:38 (18 hours ago)

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