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Bob Crow

General secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT), a position he has held since 2002.

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Olympics Tube chaos looms as union demands grow over pay Bob Crow in talks to form a transport super-union RMT leader Bob Crow has called for 'immediate talks' with Mayor Boris Johnson My phone was hacked, says Tube union chief Bob Crow Fat-cat bashing Bob Crow’s £10,000 pay rise from RMT Union boss Bob Crow accused of ‘diabolical’ abuse at football match

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Driverless trains on the Tube by 2021

24.10.11
Driverless Tube trains could operate across the network within 10 years, according to secret documents seen by the Standard... more

Tube drivers in £52,000 pay deal to vote on action

07.10.11
Tube drivers have launched a ballot for industrial action across the network - only days after being offered a £52,000 pay deal... more

£52,000 a year pay deal for Tube drivers... and there's no ban on strikes

03.10.11
Tube drivers are set to earn £52,000-a-year in basic pay under an inflation-busting deal - double the annual average wage... more

Olympics Tube chaos looms as union demands grow over pay

14.09.11
The threat of major Tube disruption during the Olympic Games emerged today as bosses refused to pay bonuses to thousands of staff.... more

Bob Crow in talks to form a transport super-union

25.07.11
A new super-union which merges the RMT with transport union TSSA could give workers even more power to take on Tube and rail bosses... more

Tube chiefs and union bosses in joint push for peace

11.05.11
An unprecedented joint review of industrial disputes affecting the London tube network will take place to halt future strikes... more

It's time for Boris to call the Tube unions' bluff

10.05.11
Bob Crow and his RMT strikers believe their might will always be right. Now the Mayor must stand up to them... more

RMT leader Bob Crow has called for 'immediate talks' with Mayor Boris Johnson

09.05.11
Boris Johnson is involved in a furious row with government ministers over his handling of the union that is threatening the longest series of Tube strikes ever... more

We can't let these Tube unions shut London down

06.05.11
It is to the eternal credit of us Londoners that we deal with travel disruption by rolling our eyes, having a quiet grumble but carrying calmly on... more

Bob Crow blasts 'biased BBC' after being dropped from Question Time with Boris Johnson

30.03.11
BBC accused of political 'bias' after rail union leader Bob Crow said an invitation to appear on Question Time alongside London Mayor Boris Johnson was withdrawn ... more

Tube workers balloted for strikes as Boris Johnson and Bob Crow go head-to-head

24.03.11
London Underground workers are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay... more

My phone was hacked, says Tube union chief Bob Crow

31.01.11
Police were called in today to investigate claims that Tube union boss Bob Crow is the latest victim of the phone-hacking scandal... more

Employment law 'will let bosses hire and fire at will'

27.01.11
Sweeping changes to employment law will give bosses the right to 'hire and fire at will', it is claimed... more

DLR strike banned in last-minute High Court challenge

19.01.11
48-hour strike on the Docklands Light Railway tomorrow and Friday was dramatically halted this afternoon following a successful legal challenge... more

Rail union calls for fare rise suspension after services 'fail' in snow

02.12.10
Union leaders urge Government to suspend planned rail fare increases next month after accusing train companies of 'failing' to deliver services because of the snow ... more

Cybermen on march to highlight Doctor Who show

25.11.10
If Tube union boss Bob Crow was told the men in silver suits were coming he might call off the next strike... more

Yes, another Tube strike is looming - but don't expect a winter of discontent

23.11.10
Despite alarmist headlines, worries over "a new winter of discontent" and rising militancy look well wide of the mark... more

Boris Johnson should do a Rupert Murdoch and clip Bob Crow’s wings

25.10.10
Ministers fear French-style barricades and blockades as the cuts bite, so maybe this is the time for the Mayor to play hardball... more

This Tube strike wasn’t about jobs, it was all about politics

05.10.10
The latest industrial action on the Tube was a show of force by the trade union Left against the Coalition... more

Ed Miliband thinks twice about joining militants at rally

27.09.10
Ed Miliband may break a pledge to the TUC to join a mass rally in London against spending cuts amid a row over the trade unions' role in his victory, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

City Spy: Bob, don't Crow about Mervyn King

16.09.10
Militant transport union leader Bob Crow knows how to generate headlines when he complains about the Bank governor at the TUC... more

Here we go again, in the crazy world of dinosaur Bob Crow

07.09.10
At a time when the Tube so badly needs investment, the RMT union’s latest strike action makes little sense... more

Fat-cat bashing Bob Crow’s £10,000 pay rise from RMT

12.08.10
Tube union leader Bob Crow comes under fire for taking a £10,000 pay increase while attacking fat cat salaries... more

Rail unions warn over cuts threat to safety

05.07.10
Union leaders raise "serious safety fears" over rail maintenance if the transport budget is slashed under government spending cuts... more

Bob Crow calls for strikes to halt 'savage assault on jobs'

30.06.10
Strike action to stop the Government's "savage assault on jobs" called for by union leader Bob Crow... more

Threat of trouble on Tube as RMT backs strike call

07.06.10
RMT union members at Tube Lines have voted for strike action, threatening disruption to the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines... more

Union boss Bob Crow accused of ‘diabolical’ abuse at football match

17.05.10
Rail union leader Bob Crow has been accused of behaving like a yob at a football match in east London... more

Rail talks continue in bid to avert strike

07.05.10
Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of railway workers will continue, with the threat of disruption still hovering over the industry... more

Rail union boss to appear on Have I Got News For You

23.11.09
Railway workers' leader Bob Crow is to become the first ever trade union official to appear on TV's Have I Got News For You, it was announced... more


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