A Nottingham Labour MP has donated £2,000 to the strike fund of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union. Nadia Whittome, who represents Nottingham East, joined striking rail workers outside Nottingham Station on Thursday and spoke at a rally on Saturday, June 25.
RMT members were staging their third strike of the week in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. When Ms Whittome was elected, she pledged to share her MP’s salary with local causes in Nottingham.
She has previously made donations to the local branches of other unions – the IWGB Couriers and the App Driver and Couriers Union – as well as a range of charities, not-for-profits and grassroots groups. She takes home £35,000 per year after tax, donating the remainder.
