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| Author: | milchman [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | R.I.P. Bob Crow |
R.I.P. Bob Crow a man who, together with the membership of the RMT, showed us that the working class do not have to submit to every whim and diktat of public school educated ruling elite. His achievements on behalf of all rail users as well as his members should be held as an exemplar for all. |
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| Author: | Trev [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
Sad news. RIP. |
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| Author: | Bola [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
A sad, sad loss. |
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| Author: | Bovine Juice [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
Aye. Was incredibly nauseating reading the Standard tonight, with people who opposed him and spent their time trying to denigrate everything he did and queueing up now to praise him. Wankers. He was by some distance the finest trade unionist of this century and easily one of the best of the last two and by all accounts from those that met him (I have a few Millwall mates) a really decent fella too. RIP |
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| Author: | Westie [ Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
Yeah decent amount of praise from both right and left. Although his media profile was overtly negative from my recollection. The press absolutely battered him. And yet, in death, it's very difficult to see any real criticism of him anywhere in the news. Not even in the Daily Mail today. All he did was fervently represent his members with fierceness and integrity. And also success. Strange. He was criticised for having a large salary but, y'know, the RMT has almost 100,000 members. Anyone responsible for the welfare of that many people draws a 6 figure salary. He was criticised for still living in a council house. But the WHOLE POINT of council housing is that it's for everyone, not just 'the poor'. Lazy journalism - all notably quiet today. Maybe the RMT were too quick to call strikes on occasion but... a few people late for work on a few occasions vs. better pay and conditions for the workers who, largely invisibly, keep the whole system running? Fair trade off if you ask me. There was a nice bit about him from Paul Mason on twitter yesterday. He said he tried to get Crow on Newsnight on the day that he was elected as head of the RMT. Upon contacting the union he was told he was unavailable because 'he was down the pub with his members'. Fantastic. RIP. |
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| Author: | milchman [ Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
| Author: | Westie [ Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R.I.P. Bob Crow |
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