Ahead of the planned strike action that starts this weekend, the RMT has been busy with other projects.
The union released their debut single yesterday, a fundraising effort created in collaboration with music legends Primal Scream and Dexys, titled ‘Enough is Enough!’
The single is in support of the union’s fight against low pay, job cuts and attacks on terms and conditions. You can watch the music video here:
Pleased with the support from musicians such as Kevin Rowland, Sean Read, Bobby Gillespie and former the Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart who has produced a hard-hitting video to go with the song, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch, who makes a guest appearance on the track, said: “As we go into further strike action this Saturday this sort of solidarity, which these talented musicians gave completely free of charge, is an indication of the huge support we are getting from across the country.
“All the money from this single will go directly to our dispute fund which we are using as part of our battle for justice in the workplace.
“It’s time for the government to stop interfering and let us negotiate a settlement with the employers.”
Dexys frontman Kevin Rowland said that he was proud to stand with unions like RMT as organisations that were fighting for a fair deal for workers in the face of a cost-of-living crisis.
He said: “It is clear to millions that something is very wrong when millionaires get ever richer while workers are told to accept poverty.
“As we say in the song the media sets out to confuse people with lies and divide us with side issues like Brexit and culture wars while all we are really getting is endless austerity and cuts.
“We are saying Enough is Enough.”
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