Consequently, it is fair to expect an even-handed approach to a febrile, divisive situation which surely requires, above all, clear lines of communication to both understand and resolve as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite both those joining the picket lines and those whose actions they impact. With the latter perhaps the highest-profile union leader since Arthur Scargill, it is no surprise that the series starts with him going behind the scenes of negotiations between the government, the train companies and the RMT.Īlthough invited, neither the government nor employers (including Amazon and London bus operators Abellio) consented to take part, yet series director Leo Fawkes has a CV including a well-judged series on grammar schools and Amazon’s All or Nothing documentaries on both Arsenal (as director) and Tottenham Hotspur (as producer). Amid the biggest, most disruptive and impactful wave of strikes for decades, this two-part series hears from the figureheads of some of the unions at their heart: Sharon Graham of Unite, Pat Cullen of the Royal College of Nursing and Mick Lynch of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
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