Bob Crow, General Secretary of the RMT, died of a heart attack this morning.
He's the man who brought the London Undergound to a stop in recent weeks.
His brother, Richard said: "He never drove a car, he lived a life of the average guy in the street and that's a rare thing these days."
But it's clear enough what he meant to say about his dead brother.
Ken Livingstone said of Crow: "He fought really hard for his members. The only working-class people who still have well-paid jobs in London are his members.
Ed Miliband said that Crow was a major figure in the labour movement and was loved and deeply respected by his members.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Featured Post
BBC reporter first journalist to get copy of Belfast Agreement
An obituary in The Irish Times yesterday. It makes for a lovely read. His comment on John Hume is worth noting. Stephen Grimason, who has di...
-
Dominican priest Philip McShane died in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin on Wednesday, October 18. We talk about people dying with their boot...
-
Seósamh Laurence Collins died in Tallaght University Hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, January 22. Larry, as he was known in t...
-
Dominican priest Leo Donovan died in Kiltipper Woods Care Centre, Tallaght on Saturday morning, February 17. Leo had been over two years in ...
No comments:
Post a Comment