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Robert Crow (13 June 196111 March 2014) was an English trade union leader who served as the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) from 2002 until his death. He was also a member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). A self-described "communist/socialist", he was a leading figure in the No to EU – Yes to Democracy campaign. Born in East London, Crow joined London Transport in 1977 and soon became involved in trade unionism. He was regarded as part of the "Awkward Squad", a loose grouping of left-wing union leaders who came to power in a series of electoral victories beginning in 2002.〔According to Oliver Morgan in ''The Observer'', 17 February 2002: "Crow's is the demeanour of a growing number of radical leaders in their forties who see little point in being nicely turned out and moderate merely to keep in power a party that ignores the interests of their members".〕 After he became leader, the RMT's membership increased from around 57,000 in 2002 to more than 80,000 in 2008, making it one of Britain's fastest-growing trade unions.〔(Bob Crow: workers' friend? ), BBC, 5 September 2007〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 RMT Membership passes 80,000 )〕 Crow was a polarising figure in British politics. Supporters praised him as a champion of the working class and a successful trade unionist; critics argued that he held London to ransom with strikes and placed union members above other working people. == Early life == Robert Crow was born in East London, on 13 June 1961.〔〔 His background was working-class, a fact of which he remained proud throughout his life.〔 His father, George, was a docker who taught him to read both the ''Morning Star'' and the ''Financial Times'', but to disbelieve everything in the latter.〔〔 His father also was a lifelong member of the Transport and General Workers Union.〔 His family subsequently moved to Hainault. He left school at 16 and joined London Transport, there becoming involved in union politics.〔 His first job was making the tea, then he worked as part of a tree-felling group in 1977, before moving onto heavy track repairing.〔〔 In 1983, he was elected as a local representative to the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and in 1985 became NUR national officer for track workers.〔 During his formative years, the British trade union movement was dominated by such prominent figures as Jack Jones, Hugh Scanlon, Joe Gormley, and Len Murray. As a result, he commented that "Starting my career with these people in charge of unions, and working in a nationalised industry with people who had put in 30 or even 40 years of service helped shape my views."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Crow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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