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)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

What's going on here then?

Today the Times Online is reporting that discussions about a UNISON GMB merger are ongoing.

Reading the report it sounds mostly as if a journalist has had a late night conversation with the well refreshed General Secretary of another trade union.

Certainly nothing of consequence has been reported to the UNISON NEC in the past year (since we had a joint social event at last year's TUC).

So, watch this space (but don't be disappointed if it stays empty).

I am certainly not sure that - as the Times reports "officials (of the two unions) also often work together and believe their culture is broadly compatible."

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