Robert Crow was an English trade union leader who served as the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) from 2002 until his death in 2014. He was also a member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). A self-described "communist/socialist", he was a leading figure in the No to EU – Yes to Democracy campaign.
Crow at Industri Energi's Styrke conference in 2012
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.
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch.
RMT members protest at the 2011 anti-cuts protest in London