RMT statement as last-ditch talks fail to resolve strike row

The transcript discusses the impact of the Tory government's decision to cut £4 billion from the railway network, affecting jobs, safety, and pensions. The RMT union is responding with strikes to defend workers' rights. The government is criticized for using COVID as a smokescreen to implement these cuts, which threaten the public transport system's reliability and accessibility.

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