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

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Trade union offices
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
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