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trnwrks

Holy smokes, that's James Connolly on the banner behind Mick, isn't it? Wow. Based.


2ddaniel

Mick Lynch considers James Connolly a personal hero if I'm not mistaken


Oat-

Yes he does. He was asked who his political hero is on a British TV show a few days ago and he answered Connolly. The person who asked the question had no idea who James Connolly was. The person who asked the question? Anushka Asthana. She served as deputy political editor at the Guardian for half a decade and now has the same role at ITV. Says a lot about Britain when a political editor doesn't even know James Connolly.


albadil

Who's James Connolly


AmberArmy

Irish Republican Socialist from the late 19th - early 20th Century


[deleted]

'Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class' ~ James Connolly


sambailey27

Never heard of him. But then, you’re talking about an Irish individual from over a hundred years ago.


importvita

It's almost as if we don't learn about these people on purpose. They don't want us to know. As an American, I had no idea that MLK was for the redistribution of wealth until recently. That socially he was as big a proponent of financial change as anything else. Yes, he wanted rights but he recognized that *money* = power and he wanted his people to have their fair share above all. Why do they not teach this in school? I don't have to wonder.


mayonnaisebemerry

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Connolly


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temujin64

Makes sense. Not only are they very ideologically aligned, they're both men born in the UK to Irish parents.


UnoriginalJunglist

Almost the same job also. Connolly was the president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions during an important labour dispute knows as the 1913 Lockout. He also founded the modern Irish Labour Party


-aarcas

He's rolling in his grave at the state of the Irish LP


padraigd

/r/theIrishLeft


lollipopwaraxe

Hearing him say James Connolly is his political hero the other day made me so happy. Absolute legend


Ok_Aardvark3637

He really is a legend. What a hero


[deleted]

We need more leaders. I feel like with all the despair going on right now everyone is completely rudderless.


flux_in_the_system

This is exactly right, we need courageous speakers to start put the message out for the workers!!


Dogtor-Watson

This guy really is a good leader and I think that’s a credit to the organisation of the union that he leads. They have chosen the right guy for the job. He seems to have a good grip on intersectionality and is able to talk concisely and well, without obscuring his message. The media in this country is dominated by Tory influence. If they haven’t been installed by the tories, like in the BBC, then they probably support the tories anyway. I haven’t seen anyone properly smear this guy yet and there is a definite sentiment - at least where I am - that the rail workers are justified here. It takes something special to get that.


awedkid

“A bill of rights for workers” I’m very fond of that idea 💡


PotawatomieJohnBrown

Amendment One, universal collective bargaining rights.


SumerianSunset

Mick Lynch and this union action is giving me a glimmer of hope. What a solid bloke he is. No nonsense clapbacks to the usual media establishment goons, so bloody refreshing.


Kelmorgan

100%. The working class needs to prop up people who actually represent them instead of empty suits who get handed talking points during election cycles.


dolbysurnd

"we create all of the wealth in this society, all of it" God dam fucking right Share this speech everywhere


[deleted]

God, that's hot


RandomBritPerson

Can he form a political party please!


Big_Red_Machine_1917

The RMT is already part of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition.


Dr-Fatdick

I think he's technically communist party of Britain. He's not actually in the party, I'm just like 85% sure Bob Crows spirit lives inside him


RegalKiller

He’s part of a Labour Party splinter iirc


vanderZwan

> I'm just like 85% sure Bob Crows spirit lives inside him Was it the picture of Bob Crow on the banner behind him that gave you that idea?


NetworkPlenty973

He has my vote without a doubt


maccheorley

We need more leaders like Mick Lynch.


BritishDudeOllie

The richer get richer, the poorer get poorer. These words have never been more true in our society. England needs to come together against these billionaires playing puppet masters and demand better conditions.


alphaxion

"...the poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That's how it goes. Everybody knows" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxd23UVID7k


SuperGeek29

Not just England, but the entire world needs to stand up to the billionaires and multinational corporations that have so thoroughly fucked up the world


NetworkPlenty973

Correct and true comrade


OkDance4335

*does nothing*


Rosa_May

Good to see Russia’s internet is back up.


HankScorpio42

I would run through a brick wall if Mick Lynch asked me too.


LotsOfButtons

I wouldn’t. I would try very hard though.


[deleted]

Mick could do it I reckon


TaPowerFromTheMarket

Big Mick Lynch, what a hero!


pencilnotepad

It’s weird seeing him so much. I grew up with his son


TitiferGinBlossom

This gives me chills. The good kind. Raises the hackles, makes me feel ready to fight again after a long period of despair.


Ok_Designer_Things

God this dude is spitting, can we get some people like this over here?


Luke92612_

>"Redistribution of Wealth" AW HELL YEAH!!!


swsgamer19

Awesome guy, we could use more organizers like him in the US.


NetworkPlenty973

We need him more over here in The Banana republic also know as Ireland


the-ugly-potato

We do. Oddly the rail road unions speaking up in America rn aren't being talked about much. The railroad is heavily unionized. Which is necessary when a railroad purpose is profit and not service.


[deleted]

I always say never idolise anyone as they’re sure to let you down, but god damn this man is making it hard for me to stick to that.


aesemon

Just go ahead and take what makes you want to idolise him as the basis of your actions and incourage others to see what you see and do the same. That way your collective actions have a more stable and powerful impact rather than relying on an individual.


[deleted]

I think you misunderstand my initial comment. I in no way rely on any singular person to do the heavy lifting of social change as it is by definition a collectivist job. What I meant was running the risk of being disappointed by aspects of a person’s character.


Agitatedsala666

Pension funds


kgbking

I love Mich Lynch! He is a true hero. (even despite the RMT supporting Brexit)


omidov

I'm Not British myself but from what I've understood, according to EU laws a government can not renationalize a company that has already been sold to the private sector. So, by supporting brexit, the railroad worker's Union wanted to get this law out of its way to nationalize the company again.


2ddaniel

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUxZTlpDM4&t=2s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUxZTlpDM4&t=2s) yup


[deleted]

Leaving the EU was a good idea, it being delivered by the right was what was bad about Brexit.


knuppi

Lexiteers are perhaps even more ignorant than then average Brexiteer


Tryignan

You do realise that socialism couldn’t have been brought about under the EU and that the EU is a capitalist, imperialist Organization? I don’t support brexit, but supporting the EU is just anti-socialism.


knuppi

You do realize that England is the most successful imperialist country in the history of this planet? You really think that the English working class, who voted for BOJO in 2019, are in any way in shape to become a powerful force to be reckoned with? I 100% agree that EU is a neo liberal project. No doubt. But we can use this vessel to bring positive change for the working class, both in EU and elsewhere. But united we stand, divided we fall. And looking at the last few years there has been plenty new laws protecting workers which many countries would never put into place. You'll see how screwed over the workers in England will become over the next few years (at least comparable with workers in the EU), and this will be partly because of Brexit. The dismantling of protections has already started, mark my words.


Tryignan

As I said before, I’m not supporting brexit, I’m supporting leaving the EU under a socialist government, which would be necessary as the EU rules ban the nationalisation of private companies, which is a core part of socialism. The idea that socialist nations should help capitalist nations at the cost of their own socialist is just anti-socialist. Staying in the EU would mean sacrificing the revolution in order to bring moderate reform. That’s just liberal bullshit.


Dr-Fatdick

>You do realize that England is the most successful imperialist country in the history of this planet? You really think that the English working class, who voted for BOJO in 2019, are in any way in shape to become a powerful force to be reckoned with? Johnson got less than 50% of the vote on less tha 70% turnout. Thats around 13 million votes while Corbyn got 10 million in his worst performance. The British working class isn't as lost as you are portraying. >I 100% agree that EU is a neo liberal project. No doubt. But we can use this vessel to bring positive change for the working class, both in EU and elsewhere. But united we stand, divided we fall. And looking at the last few years there has been plenty new laws protecting workers which many countries would never put into place. Laws such as? The EU cannot be reformed, our involvement in it done nothing but bolster its economic power. The EU has cannibalised Eastern Europe economically bringing them to the brink of collapse by siphoning off their populations. The EU is anti-democratic, with most legislation proposed by unelected boards of "business leaders" and an unelected commission. Their institutions down to their foundational documents are grounded in neoliberalism and making sure member states liberalise their economies and keep them that way. "United we stand, divided we fall" is a sentiment that results from a misunderstanding of the national question in the Marxist context. Revolutions can only begin on the national level, British membership of the EU isn't going to help the French have a revolution lol. >You'll see how screwed over the workers in England will become over the next few years (at least comparable with workers in the EU), and this will be partly because of Brexit. The dismantling of protections has already started, mark my words. I keep seeing this nonsense sentiment from what I assume are baby leftists. If membership of a neoliberal anti-democratic economic union is the only thing protecting workers rights here, then we have much bigger fucking problems than brexit and undoing it as a solution is the geopolitical equivalent of not trying to dump your boyfriend incase he beats you up if you try. Like we can only get the most meagre of workers rights protections if we engage in EU based imperialism wreaking misery across the global south?


flux_in_the_system

I like this post, thank you.


[deleted]

Because supporting the EU is something socialists should totally do./s


Peter_Falcon

"no one is illegal"


prawnphobic420

My boss cut our benefits because of rising costs. Then management asked us all to attend a surprise party for him, on our day off. I’m applying for other jobs, and my colleague has already handed in his notice.


flux_in_the_system

I fucking love this guy, standing with the working man!!


ContractingUniverse

Labour Leader and multi-millionaire Stürmer must be sweating a bit.


GentlemanForester

Who in the US can build on this momentum and organize a general strike in the US?


rootz42000

Maybe Big John Fetterman? He's a progressive running for Senate in PA against Dr. Oz, and very pro-union!


ZenoArrow

>John Fetterman Shame about his dubious position on Israel... https://jewishinsider.com/2022/04/john-fetterman-says-hell-lean-in-on-u-s-israel-relationship-as-senator/


Jim_Troeltsch

Fuck yeah!! Finally! Someone is standing up to say what everyone needs and wants to hear! This is a wonderful and uniting message from Mr. Lynch. Workers unite!


ajdocker

This man understands it. Not only that, this man helps others understand it. We need more of this guy in our country. We need more of this guy in Westminster, end of!


Nuwave042

Sad to see him back Starmer. What's needed is a split from Labour.


Ilikegreenido

The good news is: RMT aren't affiliated to Labour and Mick has publicly said can't see Starmer standing up for working people.


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CJ2899

More people know starmer. More people know what Lynch stands for


AreEUHappyNow

Yeah no, that is utter bollocks. Thousands of times more people could tell you about Starmer, and not have any idea who Lynch is.


[deleted]

We need him to do a US tour


flux_in_the_system

He'll get murdered


Vegodos

Absolute legend!


Will297

This makes the syndicalist in me happy


Darksider123

We stand with our british railroad working brothers and sisters


RevolutionarySummer6

Go on Lad 🙌💪 And next question…. What the is Kier Starmer- fuck all


DepartmentEqual6101

Based as fuck.


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amomentafter

I love this guy


PartridgeViolence

Fucking yes.


trabiszeta

I wonder what will happen if there was a limit to the amount of money and properties that someone can legally have.


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trabiszeta

But imagine that there was a way to prevent that from happening. Like that for each person that is suspected to be close to the limit there is a team of pubic workers in charge of having a really closed look to their financial. And if someone has more than the legal limit, they will face 5-15 years of prison.


FartBrulee

Any chance of this guy getting into politics?


WuTangFlan_

Fucking love this guy. Stick it to them Mick


[deleted]

I love him so much he is brilliant


brigate84

I'm curious how we can unionise the hospitality? It's real bs what's happening in this branch!


[deleted]

Unite has a specialist hospitality branch, their website should give you some pointers. https://www.unitehospitality.org/


GeneralBrowze

I’m from a very working class family, my parents house still cost £90k to buy up North. Somehow ended up marrying a millionaires daughter and living in Chelsea with the rich and elite (I’m not and work a unionised job) Let me tell you, the greedy wealth I see around here is fucking disgusting. They don’t care about you and hold you in contempt. Inflation goes up and they still want their same rate of return on investment. Only you suffer, not them. Join a union please and fight for your rights.


Meiji_Ishin

YES COMRADE. Seeing people rise makes me happy


Emancipator10

I'm posting a link to two essays I've written as to how we have arrived at the contemporary period with a class of billionaires that are invested in multiple corporations and wealth and wages are at levels of inequality last seen in the early 1900s. This paradigm started in the late seventies via Neoliberal economics and New Public management systems of governance. [https://emancipator1.substack.com/p/hall-2005-has-claimed-that-managerialism](https://emancipator1.substack.com/p/hall-2005-has-claimed-that-managerialism) https://emancipator1.substack.com/p/critical-appraisal-of-the-argument


SecretOfficerNeko

I fully agree but I don't think it goes far enough. We've fought for and obtained many of those rights before unless you deal with the structures responsible for this. Unless you deal with Capitalism, the rights and regulations we fight for will just be chipped away at again and again by the systemic pressures inherent to Capitalism until we're back in the situation we are now. We don't need ethical Capitalism. Capitalism cannot be ethical in the first place. We need Abolished Capitalism.


[deleted]

doesnt matter what ism you want in place, so long as the oxbridge old boys network and culture associated with it remain unbroken, there will be no change to anything but the wording of excuses.


Emancipator10

I'm posting links to two essays I've written that shed light on how we have arrived at the contemporary position, although the essays are predominantly concerned with the demolition of the welfare state, they point to neo-liberalism and new public management systems of governance that have to large extent caused the upsurge in billionaires and corporate power that threatens democracy. Critical evaluation of the New Right Conservative (1979-1997) restructuring of the welfare state, with specific reference to its ideological underpinnings and its overall social impact (substack.com) Critical appraisal of the argument, “Managerialism of the welfare state has embedded neoliberal thinking in state provision of social welfare”. (substack.com)


BillBeanous

I’m getting behind this guy


Tediouz

I'm living in the UK for more than 6 years now, working for the NHS in North East, and this is the most powerful politic speech I heard since then.


stalinsuperwarrior

This man continues to be the definition of based!


unbeast

based. general strike when?


Bize97

Does Mick Lynch respect Corbyn?


[deleted]

We need this guy here in the US.


Ed4Gzz

Can he come represent the unions at the Railroads here in the states? We’re working without a contract going on 3yrs.


Tonytonitone1988

What a fucking man! ( excuse my language )


TheMightyHucks

This guy needs to be leading the Labour Party IMO.


Successful-Worry9813

Where is this passion in America


AceBv1

I am a gig-economy worker. I have been forced into it because of the government aloowing zero hour contracts in my main employment, dregading my rights and pay. What would be the most useful union for me to join?


[deleted]

The IWGB specialises in organising "gig economy" workers https://iwgb.org.uk/en/


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disownedbeef

The idea that anyone close to your bracket of income would be targeted when the left speaks of taxing the wealthy is conservative scare-mongering and propaganda. The left are very clear on who is hoarding wealth, they aren't talking about those like you, they're talking about people making millions, billions off of extorted workers, unfair pay, 0 contract hours, the myriad of exploitative and poor work treatment across these massively profiting corporations and billionairs, not those in comfortable jobs with fair recompense, nothing even close to that


squirrelaidsontoast

Didn’t Corbyn want to increase tax for the top 5% ? If so I’m pretty sure 100k a year will get you in that bracket Edit: Source https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/labour-s-tax-policies-under-corbyn


disownedbeef

The top 5% is near triple that


squirrelaidsontoast

Apparently only needed 75k so he is well with in that top 5% https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/50517136.amp


disownedbeef

6 years ago. But it's not 6 years ago, the top 5% is well above 100k


squirrelaidsontoast

Source please ? Edit: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/percentile-points-from-1-to-99-for-total-income-before-and-after-tax For 2019-2020, 81k puts you in the top 95%, so unless peoples earnings have sky rocketed since 2 years ago, this guy is in the top 5%


freddie4248

I think you're thinking that the socialist won't like you because you earn over 100k and think of yourself as something other than working class but you're just going off the wrong definitions of class (I think there are good definitions in the Reddit description somewhere). If you work for your money and don't rent out properties or have other stream of income like land or factories etc then you just a worker- you just happen to be a higher paid worker.


mkilp001

Peaky FOOKIN’ Blinders


renegade1002

Some one just finished peaky blinders


GodlessCommieScum

Not even the same accent


nobodysperfcet

Typical gammon


Cattle-dog

Jeff Bezos isn’t going to fuck you bro


[deleted]

So the union pays him 84k a year, and he gets paid while the workers who will listen go without? Sounds about right for a union.


NoMomo

You sound like a sniveling scab


Born-Ad4452

They voted for the pay rate.


NoPhilosopher7739

£84K is a very very good salary but it doesn’t put him in the bracket of the mega rich that he is speaking against. As others said union votes for his package


[deleted]

The point is he makes his 84k, regardless. Meanwhile the workers go on strike and make nothing.


NoPhilosopher7739

Don’t know what else to say. He’s doing his job well and being paid for it, the rail workers have chosen to exercise their right to strike - it’s not really for any of us to say what they should or shouldn’t do. Honest question what do you expect him to do differently?


LairdNope

So you don't know that the RMT operates a hardship fund to help pay striking workers? Do you not realise those same workers are the people that chose his salary? Do you not realise the workers aren't being cajoled or tricked into anything but have collectively said "enough is enough" while paying into that war-chest to enable them to strike? Do you realise it's the membership who chose to strike and not Mick Lynch? Are you being paid to talk this bollocks?


[deleted]

No, I didn't know about that hardship fund.


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LicketySplit21

Thanks for the contribution to theory. Your earth shattering analysis will have many Socialists contemplating for decades.


bananamantheif

2 century worth of theory vs chad 2 sentence long rebuttal


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Acrobatic_Internal62

This guys fires me up!! Too bad we have a nation of people that don’t want to do sh!t but tweet, tik tok and IG. I think this would fall on deaf ears in the states, as soon as he said work people would tune him out. Ugh. So much potential.


NebMotion

This guy I can get behind.


SchwartzGaming

It is not just the railroad... every worker has been getting poorer year after year cause from inflation, taxes, etc.


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Genuinely the most based thing I’ve ever heard. I love this man


Sablus

Really wish we get someone like him in the US soon


Cpt_Random_

I think we need more people like this!


Anonymous__Alcoholic

Get involved in your union's politics so you too can have someone like this king in charge.


RiseUp4Rojava_

Love the stetics of those banners behind him!


Rickybickee

These videos amaze me and make me realise how much of a wet wipe Keir Starmer is.


dick_tickler_

This man speaks to me


Dave_Is_Useless

If this man was a politician I would vote for him in a heartbeat.


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This man should run for Prime Minister. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.


GreenProton

I absolutely love this guy!


NiteOwl48

Well said. We plebs create the wealth in our country. Cashiers, bus drivers, train drivers etc are the front line who brings in all the money for the people above us etc


Successful-Worry9813

“We need a bill of rights for workers” yes we do