Union boss Mick Lynch who crippled Britain with rail strikes retires – and he’s set to collect huge pension

UNION boss Mick Lynch who crippled Britain with rail strikes has retired after 30 years and is set to collect a huge pension.

The 63-year-old said “now it is time for change” after dragging workers part of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) group through years of “struggle”.

Lynch served two terms as assistant general secretary and two terms on the union’s national executive committee executive before packing it in.

It was previously reported he was on a whopping £124,000-a-year while standing on picket lines demanding higher wages for rail workers.

Over the past two years workers under the union reported being left severely out of pocket as he continued to refuse the Government’s increases and action more strikes.

Lynch today said: “It has been a privilege to serve this union for over 30 years in all capacities, but now it is time for change.

“This union has been through a lot of struggles in recent years, and I believe that it has only made it stronger despite all the odds.

“There has never been a more urgent need for a strong union for all transport and energy workers of all grades, but we can only maintain and build a robust organisation for these workers if there is renewal and change.

“We can all be proud that our union stood up against the wholesale attacks on the rail industry by the previous Tory government and the union defeated them.

“RMT will always need a new generation of workers to take up the fight for its members and for a fairer society for all and I am immensely proud to have been part of that struggle”.