He's the socialist union baron behind the Tube shutdown where £73,000-a-year drivers are on strike demanding a 32-hour week citing low pay and 'fatigue'.
As London commuters toiled to get to work today, Eddie Dempsey, 43, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), is by the sea in Brighton speaking to the Trade Unions Congress.
His members are on picket lines across the capital for five days, leaving commuters facing days of travel mayhem with little or no service on the Tube.
The industrial action, estimated to cost the UK economy £230million, has again sparked debate about whether the London Underground should be further automated.
Dempsey, a former market trader who still lives in a council home despite earning more than £100,000-a-year, took the top job following his mentor Mick Lynch's retirement in January.
