RIP, very sad, didn't agree with all his views but always liked him (in a minority on here for sure) and he always did a fantastic job for his members. Heard him on the radio only yesterday (a recorded lunch on the PM programme).
Shit. It really is a day for owners and senior managers today. If people thought that the railways were shit now, wait until no one is in place to stop train companies speeding towards profit before safety.
Although I opposed him politically. I knew him and can confirm that away from the negotiation table he was actually good company in the pub and would talk about quite knowledgeably about football with his love of the Spanners and Dagenham.
Can I request that the usual respect for RIP threads is shown by those who didn't like him.
Although I opposed him politically. I knew him and can confirm that away from the negotiation table he was actually good company in the pub and would talk about quite knowledgeably about football with his love of the Spanners and Dagenham.
Can I request that the usual respect for RIP threads is shown by those who didn't like him.
Asked me once to get him a ticket at the Valley for a Millwall game....told him where to go (in a nice way) don't think it would have gone down to well having Bob in the Covered End.
Although I opposed him politically. I knew him and can confirm that away from the negotiation table he was actually good company in the pub and would talk about quite knowledgeably about football with his love of the Spanners and Dagenham.
Can I request that the usual respect for RIP threads is shown by those who didn't like him.
Asked me once to get him a ticket at the Valley for a Millwall game....told him where to go (in a nice way) don't think it would have gone down to well having Bob in the Covered End.
Unlike a lot of well known fans,he did actually attend matches regularly and watched football at grass roots level.
We'll find out how accurately he represented the RMT membership or whether his was a cult of personality. One of the last of a dying breed of adversarial union leadership? Time will tell. A controversial character of that there is no doubt. Working class hero to some - ethically compromised pantomime villain to others, the truth, as always I suspect, lies somewhere between the two.
Very sad for the union movement and all those who believe in sticking up for the workers. I didn't always agree with his tactics (though mostly I did agree with him), but deserves respect for making sure that his members didn't constantly get stiffed by the bosses. Pity there aren't more like that.
To use one of his quotes when Margaret Thatcher died:
"I wont shed one single tear over her death," he added. "She destroyed the NHS and destroyed industry in this country and as far as I'm concerned she can rot in hell."
The feeling is mutual I am sure. He has bought London to it's knees a number of times with his union protests - which did not even have the full backing of the union members - costing the economy millions, if not billions, of pounds
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As an RMT member he will be sorely missed.
What a day.
RIP Mr Crow.
Heard him on the radio only yesterday (a recorded lunch on the PM programme).
RIP
RIP Bob.
Although I opposed him politically. I knew him and can confirm that away from the negotiation table he was actually good company in the pub and would talk about quite knowledgeably about football with his love of the Spanners and Dagenham.
Can I request that the usual respect for RIP threads is shown by those who didn't like him.
Unlike a lot of well known fans,he did actually attend matches regularly and watched football at grass roots level.
One of the last of a dying breed of adversarial union leadership? Time will tell.
A controversial character of that there is no doubt. Working class hero to some - ethically compromised pantomime villain to others, the truth, as always I suspect, lies somewhere between the two.
"I wont shed one single tear over her death," he added. "She destroyed the NHS and destroyed industry in this country and as far as I'm concerned she can rot in hell."
The feeling is mutual I am sure. He has bought London to it's knees a number of times with his union protests - which did not even have the full backing of the union members - costing the economy millions, if not billions, of pounds
Fifty fecking Two (gulp)
RIP Bob.