Mick Lynch - The Making of a Working-Class Hero

Mick Lynch became a 'working-class hero' in the summer of 2022, when he offered a robust critique of the government and gave a voice to working people. This book explores Lynch's background and his rise to the top of the RMT union, asking what leadership means for the working class and the left.

About the author

Gregor Gall is Visiting Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Leeds and author of Bob Crow: Socialist, leader, fighter (2017) and The punk rock politics of Joe Strummer (2022)

Summary

Mick Lynch became a ‘working-class hero’ in the summer of 2022, when he offered a robust critique of the government and gave a voice to working people. This book explores Lynch’s background and his rise to the top of the RMT union, asking what leadership means for the working class and the left. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Gregor Gall
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781526173096
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7309-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, 21st Century, Political leaders & leadership, Trade Unions, Biography: historical, political and military, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Political leaders and leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions