Mick Cash
Michael Joseph Cash (born 17 February 1960) is general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), a British trade union.
Early life
He was born in Essex. He was the third child of seven of Irish Travellers from County Kildare.
Career
He became a rail worker for British Rail in 1978, looking after signals at the southern end of the West Coast Main Line.
RMT
He was elected in September 2014, following the death of Bob Crow, beating four other candidates.
He was previously an assistant general secretary of the union. He declared that he will continue Crow's policies of fighting for his members' interests.[1]
He was a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) until the RMT's expulsion from the party in 2004 and remains a Labour Party member.
His current annual salary as general secretary of the RMT is £128,437 which has been the subject of criticism from the Taxpayers alliance
As leader of the RMT he voiced support for leaving the EU and this was reflected in advice sent out to RMT members prior to the EU referendum in June 2016.
Personal life
Mick Cash is a keen association football supporter, and follows Watford Football Club
References
- ↑ RMT union elects Bob Crow’s former deputy Mick Cash as leader, The Guardian, retrieved 23 September 2014
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| Preceded by Vernon Hince |
Senior Assistant General Secretary of the RMT 2002–2014 |
Succeeded by Steve Hedley |
| Preceded by Bob Crow |
General Secretary of the RMT 2014– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |