Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), will speak about issues of rail safety RMT campaigns and the struggles for trade unionists after the next election at a meeting in Battersea next week.

A spokeswoman for Battersea and Wandsworth Trade Union council said: "Bob has been instrumental in positioning the RMT as one of the fastest growing trade unions of recent times and all trade unionists can learn from Bob’s experience."

The meeting, on Monday March 8, will start at 7.30pm at the Public and Commercial Services Union HQ, 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction.