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)

Monday, June 11, 2012

Solidarity with the GMB

The GMB have taken the opportunity of their annual Conference (in the best venue, Brighton) to publish details of the involvement of privateer Carillion in organised victimisation of union activists (http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/224_blacklisted_by_carillion.aspx#).



This is just one more reason to oppose privatisation of our public services.



With GMB General Secretary, Paul Kenny, attending next week's UNISON Conference as a guest speaker, in his capacity as this year's President of the TUC, I hope that UNISON can find our way to wholehearted support for the struggle being waged against Carillion by GMB members in Swindon (http://www.gmb.org.uk/default.aspx?page=2807).



The interests of lay trade union members are generally best served by trade union unity rather than competition between unions.

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