Now -read the book!

Here is a link to my memoirs which, if you are a glutton for punishment, you can purchase online at https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/an-obscure-footnote-in-trade-union-history.
Men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name. (William Morris - A Dream of John Ball)

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Defend the Link! Sign up now!

Ever since Ed Miliband's speech on 9 July was first trailed the political running on the question of the Labour-union link has been made by those who want to weaken the link as a step toward state funding (although my own union did make a suitably robust initial response). Therefore, I was pleased to sign the "defend the link" statement - and would encourage all readers to go online now and sign it too! The statement, which kicks off a campaign which will be launched at a meeting in Central London on Tuesday 3 September, reads as follows; “The creation of the Labour Party opened up the possibility of political representation for working class people. The relationship between the trade unions and the Party has been and remains central to the role of the Party in representing the interests of working people. We therefore support: - the collective affiliation of trade unions to the Party; - collective decision making by trade unionists within the Party; - representation for, and involvement of, trade unions at every level of the Party. We will campaign for this throughout the Party and trade unions and call on all labour movement activists to make submissions to the Collins review in accordance with the above principles.”

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