RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of “talking nonsense” after the minister published a series of tweets describing “outdated working practices” in the railway industry. “It means for a job that could, in theory, be completed by one person, whole teams have to be sent. “Maintenance workers can work across boundaries as instructed by the company, but they only work across railway regions in emergencies. “This is both a safety and engineering standards issue, and Network Rail has never put a proposal to RMT to work across regions and many of their maintenance managers are actually opposed to this idea.”. @RMTunion General Secretary Mick Lynch responds to claims made by @grantshapps about railway working practices:"Grant Shapps is talking nonsense and is completely ignorant of how the railways work which is a major shortcoming for a Transport Secretary.

Source: The Times June 25, 2022 16:15 UTC