National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
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The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (commonly known as the RMT) is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch.[4][5]
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National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers | |
Predecessor | National Union of Railwaymen National Union of Seamen |
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Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | London, NW1 United Kingdom |
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Members | 81,197 (2021)[1] |
Key people | Mick Lynch, General Secretary Alex Gordon, President[2] |
Affiliations | Labour (1990–2004),[3] TUC, ICTU, STUC, ITF, WFTU TUCG, NSSN,ETF |
Website | rmt.org.uk |
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The RMT is one of Britain's fastest growing trade unions. Membership rose under and following the leadership of Bob Crow, increasing from 57,000 in 2002[6] to almost 81,500 in 2019.[1][7]