bob crow dead?
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Greenmachine
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Just been announced....dead at 52
A fine, doughty fighter for the rights and welbeing of his members and ordinary working people in general.
He had his faults, but so does every human being. I admired the guy
A fine, doughty fighter for the rights and welbeing of his members and ordinary working people in general.
He had his faults, but so does every human being. I admired the guy
DM Hibs
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RIP, great loss to the union movement.
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- Jun 28, 2002
Ed Miliband MP, leader of the Labour Party, said:
I didnt always agree with him politically but....
Boris Johnson, said
'Whatever our political differences, and there were many however....
Total fuckin lickspitles
That's good enough for me though. Fighting to ensure that at least one section of the working class have decent wages is spot on. Milliions of punters are living on poverty wages whilst working long hours and subject to draconian welfare cuts so the loathing of Bob by Big Business, the Press and so called Politicians is totally understandable
Awaiting the words of wisdom from Kurt and egb about holding Londoners to ransom blah, blah.
RIP
BIG G
I didnt always agree with him politically but....
Boris Johnson, said
'Whatever our political differences, and there were many however....
Total fuckin lickspitles
That's good enough for me though. Fighting to ensure that at least one section of the working class have decent wages is spot on. Milliions of punters are living on poverty wages whilst working long hours and subject to draconian welfare cuts so the loathing of Bob by Big Business, the Press and so called Politicians is totally understandable
Awaiting the words of wisdom from Kurt and egb about holding Londoners to ransom blah, blah.
RIP
BIG G
ZemmamasBarnet
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O'Driscoll
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I really liked the guy, he was a pragmatic socialist who fought on the bread and butter issues for working class people. RIP
Jack
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Not just you.
O'Driscoll
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- Jan 3, 2005
Turns out that he'd been to Easter Road a couple of times, with a local ASLEF official and had a soft spot for the Hibees 
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Bob Crow: militant trade union leader
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Written by Rob Sewell
We are saddened to hear the news of the sudden and premature death of Bob Crow, the General Secretary of the RMT and one of the best and most well-known left trade union leaders.
Elected General Secretary in 2002, following the death of Jimmy Knapp, Crow was immediately labeled as one of the awkward squad as a result of his record as a union militant. His fighting stand in support of his members, from caterers to cleaners, and the regular declaration of strike ballots to back this support, earned him the rabid hostility of the capitalist press, as well as the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Under him, the RMT scored solid successes for workers in the union in terms of pay and conditions.
The militant stand of the RMT has won much for its members and has been looked up to by other unions. This approach resulted in the RMT recruiting new members at a time when other unions were experiencing a fall in numbers.
The latest dispute in which Bob Crow was involved was in response to attacks by London Underground management over ticket office closures. A series of two-day strikes, which gained public support, were called off in favour of negotiations. Given the momentum and support for the strike actions, this was a risky strategy.
Crow was originally a member of the Communist Party, but eventually broke with the party. However, he remained politically close to the Morning Star right up until his death.
He was General Secretary when the RMT was expelled from the Labour Party on a technicality as the Blairites saw an opportunity to get rid of a source of opposition inside the party. He backed the No2EU campaign on a reformist/nationalist basis and later supported the attempt to set up a new workers party - TUSC. We argued against Bob Crow and others that this strategy was a mistake, as TUSCs electoral challenge against Labour repeatedly ended in failure, even trailing behind the Monster Raving Looney Party in one case.
Bob Crow was a powerful speaker who consistently argued the case against capitalism and for socialism, in marked contrast to most of the other current trade union leaders.
His passing will be deeply felt by members of the RMT and many others in the workers movement.
Tributes were made by Boris Johnson, Nick Clegg and David Cameron, all of whom were politically detested by Bob. This in itself shows the impact that a fighting stand by just one trade union leader had on the public consciousness. No wonder that Bob Crow was one of the most recognised union leaders in Britain. We send condolences to his family, with a firm commitment that we will carry on the struggle for militant trade unionism and socialism.
BIG G
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Written by Rob Sewell
We are saddened to hear the news of the sudden and premature death of Bob Crow, the General Secretary of the RMT and one of the best and most well-known left trade union leaders.
Elected General Secretary in 2002, following the death of Jimmy Knapp, Crow was immediately labeled as one of the awkward squad as a result of his record as a union militant. His fighting stand in support of his members, from caterers to cleaners, and the regular declaration of strike ballots to back this support, earned him the rabid hostility of the capitalist press, as well as the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Under him, the RMT scored solid successes for workers in the union in terms of pay and conditions.
The militant stand of the RMT has won much for its members and has been looked up to by other unions. This approach resulted in the RMT recruiting new members at a time when other unions were experiencing a fall in numbers.
The latest dispute in which Bob Crow was involved was in response to attacks by London Underground management over ticket office closures. A series of two-day strikes, which gained public support, were called off in favour of negotiations. Given the momentum and support for the strike actions, this was a risky strategy.
Crow was originally a member of the Communist Party, but eventually broke with the party. However, he remained politically close to the Morning Star right up until his death.
He was General Secretary when the RMT was expelled from the Labour Party on a technicality as the Blairites saw an opportunity to get rid of a source of opposition inside the party. He backed the No2EU campaign on a reformist/nationalist basis and later supported the attempt to set up a new workers party - TUSC. We argued against Bob Crow and others that this strategy was a mistake, as TUSCs electoral challenge against Labour repeatedly ended in failure, even trailing behind the Monster Raving Looney Party in one case.
Bob Crow was a powerful speaker who consistently argued the case against capitalism and for socialism, in marked contrast to most of the other current trade union leaders.
His passing will be deeply felt by members of the RMT and many others in the workers movement.
Tributes were made by Boris Johnson, Nick Clegg and David Cameron, all of whom were politically detested by Bob. This in itself shows the impact that a fighting stand by just one trade union leader had on the public consciousness. No wonder that Bob Crow was one of the most recognised union leaders in Britain. We send condolences to his family, with a firm commitment that we will carry on the struggle for militant trade unionism and socialism.
BIG G