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11/03/2014
RMT General Secretary Bob Crows Dies Aged 52
Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union, has died aged 52.
According to reports Mr Crow is believed to have suffered and heart attack, dying in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Mr Crow took over as general secretary of the RMT in 2002, following the death of former leader Jimmy Knapp.
Following the news London Mayor Boris Johnson posted to Twitter: "Sad news about Bob Crow. We may have differed politically but he was a man of character who fought tirelessly for his members."
(MH/IT)
According to reports Mr Crow is believed to have suffered and heart attack, dying in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Mr Crow took over as general secretary of the RMT in 2002, following the death of former leader Jimmy Knapp.
Following the news London Mayor Boris Johnson posted to Twitter: "Sad news about Bob Crow. We may have differed politically but he was a man of character who fought tirelessly for his members."
(MH/IT)
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