New York Times hails Mick Lynch, RMT’s strike-happy leader, as a ‘unlikely national hero’

The New York Times published another anti-Britain story. It stated that the nation is ‘languishing’, and hailed Mick Lynch, a strike-happy RMT leader, as a national hero’.

The US paper tried to get into British national affairs with its latest attempt. It claimed that Britons were ‘abandoned’ by the government and that ‘people are stepping in’. 

The outlet has been publishing more stories that critics consider anti British, including one that slammed both the police and the monarchy over the past few months.

According to the article, “Britain is languishing and the signs are everywhere.”

“Inflation is at double digits… National Health Service on life support, public transportation is sputtering, post-Brexit worker shortages widespread. Food banks, which were barely there a decade ago are at breaking point and 14.5 million people live in poverty. It’s winter, and it’s dark.

The US paper tried to get into British national affairs with its latest attempt. It claimed that Britons had been “abandoned” by the government, and added that “people are stepping up”.

The headline of the article read: Britain is in a terrible place, but Britain is fighting back

Rachel Shabi, a British guest contributor, wrote the article. She shared it to Twitter after noting that journalists at NYTimes had asked readers not to engage on NYTimes platforms that day while they went on strike to improve pay and conditions.

Many critics criticized the article’s ‘weird timing’, which praised strikes while pointing out that many unionized employees had walked off. 

Ms Shabi mentioned that Britain is seeing industrial action on an unprecedented scale.

Ms. Shabi said that despite mounting public outrage about train strikes that threaten Christmas, there is plenty to support the decision.

She “Mick Lynch, leader of the transport union that was at the forefront of strikes has become an unlikely national heroes,” wrote the writer.

Mr Lynch and other rail union barons were accused of holding the country hostage by targeting passengers returning home for Christmas.

In announcing the strikes would go ahead earlier this week, Mr Lync acknowledged ‘the travelling public will be really disappointed, irritated and angry’ but claimed the union had ‘no choice’. 

Rachel Shabi, a British guest contributor, wrote the article. She shared it to Twitter after noting that journalists at NYTimes had asked readers not to engage on NYTimes platforms on that day when they went on strike to improve their pay and conditions.

Mick Lynch announced this week the new action for Christmas after pay talks collapsed with rail bosses 

Ms. Shabi (pictured) works as a British NYT contributor and specializes in progressive politics, migration, and counter-extremism.

More than 40,000 railway workers will walk out of work on Christmas Eve and December 27th, from 6 o’clock in the morning to 6 a.m. on December 27th. This means that those who travel to be with loved ones or friends on Christmas Day must make their journey before noon the day before if they are heading across the country. Otherwise, they risk not reaching their destination. Normal train service would be until around 10 p.m.

He “My family members live on very low wages,” he said. While not everyone is earning the same amount, everyone is experiencing a decrease in their living conditions.

“Now, we regret the inconvenience that our actions are causing, but this inconvenience is being caused because of the Government… They have held back even these small offers until the last minute.

Government Minister Nick Gibb claimed that the RMT’s “very disappointing decision” was made after they were offered a “very good pay deal” of 8% over two years.

He “We would urge the unions, especially in December, to talk to employers and not hold the country hostage, especially as we get closer to Christmas.”

On Thursday, more than 1,000 unionized journalists joined other employees at The New York Times for a 24-hour walkout. This was the first strike at the newspaper in over 40 years.

The New York Times has published yet again an anti-Britain story. This time, it states that Britain is ‘languishing” and hails Mick Lynch, the strike-happy RMT leader as a national hero’.

Ms Shabi stated that Britain is seeing industrial action on an unprecedented scale.

At the New York Times, over 1,000 unionized journalists and employees started a 24-hour strike on Thursday. This was the first strike at the newspaper in more that 40 years.

The union, which is part of the NewsGuild of New York had set midnight December 8 as the deadline for a new contract and accused management of ‘failing to bargain in good faith.

Union members protested in front of the Manhattan headquarters of the newspaper. Union organizers encouraged readers to boycott all Times products, even its website, for a day.

The New York Times released a statement accusing the union for abandoning negotiations. It stated: “While we were still engaged in negotiations and ready-to continue, we received notification by more than 100 NewsGuild members in our newsroom confirm that the strike would continue. 

“It is disappointing that the company is taking such an extreme step when we are not at an impasse,” the company stated in a statement to DailyMail.com.

Times management offered a 5.5% immediate raise upon ratification, plus 3 percent increases in 2023 and 20,24, as well as a minimum of $60,000.

Stacy Cowley, a union representative and finance reporter, stated that the union seeks 10 percent pay increases at ratification. She said this would compensate for the raises she received in the past two years, during a period when inflation was high.

On Thursday, editors and reporters at The New York Times staged a one-day strike in front of the New York Times Building.