National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers | |
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| Predecessor | National Union of Railwaymen National Union of Seamen |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | London, NW1 |
| Location | |
Members |  81,543 (2023)[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 |
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]
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]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
AR21was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Structure". Rmt.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Tempest, Matthew (6 February 2004). "RMT vote ends historic link with Labour". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Senior RMT Officials". Rmt.org.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Mick Lynch elected as New RMT General Secretary". Rmt.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Mustafer, Shanaz (25 January 2012). "Trade unions: Not dead yet". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "About us". Rmt.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2016.