THE TRANSATLANTIC MAGAZINE
THE TRANSATLANTIC MAGAZINE
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has swung his considerable political heft behind a new campaign - Enough Is Enough - launched to fight Britain's mounting cost of living crisis, which was founded in part by Mick Lynch (a former blacklisted construction worker and child of Irish immigrants, now the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT)).
Mr Sanders, 80, addressed the Save London Transport rally, organised by unions including the RMT, in central London on Wednesday (August 31st).
It comes after the RMT claimed a long-term funding arrangement announcement by the Government and Transport for London on Tuesday will attack Tube workers' pay and pensions, warning it will lead to strikes.
Mr Sanders, who represents the state of Vermont, said: "Let me thank the RMT for inviting me to be with you this evening, it is in truth a real honour and I want to convey to you my belief that millions of working people throughout this country are proud of what you are doing, they're proud of their fight for justice and we stand with you.
"What is going on today in the UK is no different than what is going on in the United States of America, same bloody thing.
"What you are seeing is people on the top, people who are phenomenally rich, are becoming richer, you are seeing a middle class continue to shrink and you're seeing millions and millions of people living in abject poverty.
"In the year 2022, we cannot allow that to happen, whether it's the UK or the United States, working people all over the globe have got to stand together."
