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When I was working on stations I was in the RMT, and they aren't as strong outside LUL as people think they are.I think the RMT need to be pretty careful they're not seen by what I regard as probably the furthest-right British government of my lifetime, as a target; a new National Union of Mineworkers that they want to smash for political reasons.
Ordinary union members and their communities suffered greatly while Arthur Scargill & Thatcher fought their political war.
The only time I have been balloted for strike action was related to Olympic bonuses in 2012, and many people left the union when the vote went yes.
There are many more scabs and people who float in and out of the RMT than there were in the mines.
I think TfL would love to destroy the RMT, but on the mainline for the large part the management don't seem bothered.