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25/06/2004
RMT chief quits London transport board
The general secretary of the RMT, Bob Crow, has tendered his resignation from the board of Transport for London (TfL) after falling out with Lord Mayor Ken Livingstone.
The row between Mr Crow and Mr Livingstone was over the RMT 24-hour strike scheduled for next week. The action is being taken following a dispute with employers' over pay and conditions.
Mr Crow said he was "shocked, saddened and disappointed to hear Mr Livingstone yesterday call on RMT members to cross their own union’s picket lines".
"I was brought up according to labour-movement principles and to believe that the eleventh commandment is ‘Thou shalt not cross a picket line’," he said.
The RMT general secretary added: "In all conscience I can no longer sit on the TfL board, and today I have let it be known that I am not available for re-appointment to it.
The union's strike action is scheduled to start at 6.30pm on Tuesday.
Mr Livingstone called on the union to accept the 6.5% two-year pay offer on the table – saying to do otherwise would be "completely and utterly unacceptable".
Londoner's should not be further inconvenienced by the RMT, he added.
(gmcg)
The row between Mr Crow and Mr Livingstone was over the RMT 24-hour strike scheduled for next week. The action is being taken following a dispute with employers' over pay and conditions.
Mr Crow said he was "shocked, saddened and disappointed to hear Mr Livingstone yesterday call on RMT members to cross their own union’s picket lines".
"I was brought up according to labour-movement principles and to believe that the eleventh commandment is ‘Thou shalt not cross a picket line’," he said.
The RMT general secretary added: "In all conscience I can no longer sit on the TfL board, and today I have let it be known that I am not available for re-appointment to it.
The union's strike action is scheduled to start at 6.30pm on Tuesday.
Mr Livingstone called on the union to accept the 6.5% two-year pay offer on the table – saying to do otherwise would be "completely and utterly unacceptable".
Londoner's should not be further inconvenienced by the RMT, he added.
(gmcg)
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