Dempsey replaces Lynch as RMT General Secretary

Eddie Dempsey is the new General Secretary of the RMT transport union, taking over from Mick Lynch, who has retired. Dempsey previously served as RMT’s Senior Assistant General Secretary and has been a leading figure in the union’s campaigns for fair pay, job security, and better conditions for transport and maritime workers. He has worked in the rail industry since 2008 and has worked as station staff and a train driver.

Mick Lynch served two terms as Assistant General Secretary and two terms on the union’s national executive committee executive, and became RMT General Secretary in 2021. 

Under his leadership, the union staged a series of strikes over pay and conditions in 2022 and 2023, culminating in a deal with the newly elected Labour Government last September.