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)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Time for a change

UNISON has so much potential and so much promise.

We, as UNISON members, could achieve so much.

In the past year it was the line of the UNISON leadership which prevented an effective joint public sector struggle over pay.

In the years before that it was UNISON's leadership who prevented active unity over public service pensions.

I know this because I have been (a minority!) part of that leadership which has so let us down.

Let us now fight for a leadership for our wonderful trade union which deserves our excellent membership.

Yes we can....

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How comes you face such fierce opposition within your own branch Jon? Lost count as to how many different subdivisions within the left you have now?