Start of the fightback: persuading the General Public (or the General Council?)

After a very good march of 3thousand people from lincolns inn fields to a vibrant rally at downing street, I've come into the warmth of parliament to the Labour Representation Committee meeting to listen to various trade union general secretary's talk about how we will coordinate the fightback and on how the csr will impact them, Steve Gillan, the new General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association, has described his first meeting of the TUC General as an "eye-opener" in the context of the need for united action by the trade unions to resist the cuts.

He has made clear that if there are moves to privatise public sector prisons, the POA will take strike action and defy the anti-union laws. This is the spirit we need from our union leaders generally.

We also need to look imaginatively at how we could coordinate strike action within the law - the BBC has an interesting report on this subject (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11577573). The FBU and RMT are looking at coordinating action on 1 November.

We need this approach from UNISON.
MarshaJanexxwww.unionfutures.blogspot.comSent with Instant Email from T-Mobile