Bob Crow
Robert Crow (13 June 1961 – 11 March 2014) was a British trade union leader. He served as the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) from 2002 until his death. The union was previously headed by Jimmy Knapp, until his death in 2001. Crow helped make the RMT one of Britain's fastest growing trade unions.[1][2]
Bob Crow | |
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 Bob Crow at Industri Energi's Styrke conference 2012 | |
| Born | 13 June 1961 |
| Died | 11 March 2014 (aged 52) Whipps Cross, London, England |
| Occupation | Trade union leader |
Crow died in Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, England after suffering an aneurysm and heart attack, aged 52.[3][4]
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After Crow's death, the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone stated that "The only working-class people who still have well-paid jobs in London are [RMT] members"
A poster marking Crow's death placed at Bethnal Green tube station.
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References
- ↑ Bob Crow: workers' friend?, BBC, 5 September 2007
- ↑ "RMT Membership passes 80,000". RMT Union. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ "RMT union general secretary Bob Crow dies". BBC News. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Holehouse, Matthew (11 March 2014). "Bob Crow, leader of the RMT, dies". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
Other websites
- BBC profile
- Bob Crow: You Ask The Questions The Independent, 29 June 2009
- "Rail union leader praises communist 'workers' champion'"