Conference believes that it is important for unions to have a political voice.
Conference notes with concern the Labour Party's decision at its 2007 conference to ban political motions from unions and Constituency Labour Parties.
Conference notes that unions concerned to promote working-class political representation have affiliated to the Labour Representation Committee. LRC affiliates include both unions not affiliated to the Labour Party, such as RMT and FBU, and unions affiliated to it, such as CWU, ASLEF, the Bakers' Union, and the NUM.
Conference resolves to affiliate to the LRC and work with other LRC-affiliated unions to promote the working-class interest in politics.
If the highlighted bit is correct why do we have a political levy of which a substantial part of goes directly to the labour party. In principle I can see the reasons for the political levy and I support it, however, why should Labour automatically get it if they are chipping away at grass roots democracy like this.
Is this one more step to a 1 party state that has 2 Political parties that fundamentally agree on most things so much that its diffiicult to see what the differences are between New Labour and Old Conservatives.
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TBT's Nice one..... I cant stand the bullshite that comes from that party and to be fair most partys.... But when that lot SUPPOSED to be the WORKERS PARTY then this is why WE ALL SHOULD stop our subs going to the bastards...
TWO BOB BACK SLIDING FECKERS!!
The Liebour party is just a poor relation to the REAL meaning of what it was first bought into this world as...
DONT DARKEN MY DOOR AGAIN..
out :lfo :cfo I cant even blame these two this time.....
L Tommo wrote:TBT's Nice one..... I cant stand the bullshite that comes from that party and to be fair most partys.... But when that lot SUPPOSED to be the WORKERS PARTY then this is why WE ALL SHOULD stop our subs going to the bastards...
TWO BOB BACK SLIDING FECKERS!!
The Liebour party is just a poor relation to the REAL meaning of what it was first bought into this world as...
DONT DARKEN MY DOOR AGAIN..
out :lfo :cfo I cant even blame these two this time.....
Unfortunatley GB wants the Labour party to represent everyone.
I say unfortunatley as he hasent made a very good job of this and dosent seem to realise that there are many socalist ideas and principles that the great british public will be very happy to have.
He has also forgotten that the Labour party still refers to itselfas a democratic socalist party and not a democratic socalist and captalist party.
Socalist is still there as GB and co havent got the guts to remove it !
