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Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » 03 Mar 2010, 16:08

“Trade unionism is more important than it’s ever been,” he declares. “Trade unions have to understand that they have to fight back against the ruling class imposing on them the burden of the economic downturn. For workers to have to re-balance the banks out of their own money is tantamount to theft. Those who caused the crash should be the ones who pay the balance.

“Trade unions must take action to defend and improve workers’ conditions and jobs. They should be equipped to do this but what has happened is that they have become aligned with employers who appear benevolent, but who are really crooks, prepared to extract the maximum out of workers.

“The unions must demonstrate resistance to closing to factories or cutting jobs. They must stop this cosy relationship with governments as that leads to co-determination which aligns governments and trade unions in some kind of common cause. There never will be common cause between those who want to extract profit and those who work by hand or brain.”

From an interview with an Irish newspaper last week.

Danelectro · Post by **Danelectro** » 03 Mar 2010, 16:25

Spartacus wrote:“Trade unionism is more important than it’s ever been,” he declares. “Trade unions have to understand that they have to fight back against the ruling class imposing on them the burden of the economic downturn. For workers to have to re-balance the banks out of their own money is tantamount to theft. Those who caused the crash should be the ones who pay the balance.

“Trade unions must take action to defend and improve workers’ conditions and jobs. They should be equipped to do this but what has happened is that they have become aligned with employers who appear benevolent, but who are really crooks, prepared to extract the maximum out of workers.

“The unions must demonstrate resistance to closing to factories or cutting jobs. They must stop this cosy relationship with governments as that leads to co-determination which aligns governments and trade unions in some kind of common cause. There never will be common cause between those who want to extract profit and those who work by hand or brain.”

From an interview with an Irish newspaper last week.

No idea but i like it,your not gonna say it was one of the CWU leadership?! surely not?

fishtank · Post by **fishtank** » 03 Mar 2010, 17:56

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Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:02

Yes, none other than Arthur Scargill of whom it is said he "had a full and colourful life"

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:04

Bugger I was going to say Mitzi http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... ile&u=1036" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

fishtank · Post by **fishtank** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:08

Lounge Lizard wrote:Yes, none other than Arthur Scargill of whom it is said he "had a full and colourful life"

He has lost a friend and ally today in Michael Foot.

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:12

The great thing about the miner's strike was the really simple slogan - Coal Not Dole.
What could we have? - Mail Not Jail. It's not as good.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:25

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fishtank · Post by **fishtank** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:30

The media always tried to blame arthur for the death of the mining industry.

I wonder who they will blame for our demise?

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Much more likely us.

Danelectro · Post by **Danelectro** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:31

fishtank wrote:
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Scargill?He hasnt given changed much, if that was last week.A lot of people think hes a joke, a dino from the past but when i deliver to some housing estates and meet so many people cracking up trying to get by and see disabled people stuck in their houses because the council has scrapped their taxi service in its latest cuts and all of us low paid workers are gonna have to try a whole lot a harder while pulling our belts in and live in the REAL world- then words like that quoted above make a whole lot of sense to me,

Post by **dvbuk55** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:38

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When he says poor he means less than £10 million - not poor like what we are

fishtank · Post by **fishtank** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:43

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You have no faith in the man dvb

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 03 Mar 2010, 18:44

dvbuk55 wrote:
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When he says poor he means less than £10 million - not poor like what we are

You beat me to it as camamoran is a law unto himself and we do not need him and his ilk!.

Captain Scarlet · Post by **Captain Scarlet** » 03 Mar 2010, 22:11

Is it just me,or are all the politicians nowadays all got good hairdo,s.....Scargill and Foot all had scary real man hair, not any of this poofy quiff stuff we see on Broon, Cameron and Mandy....Real Hair For Real Workers that,s how it should be....RIP Foot

Post by **darth** » 03 Mar 2010, 23:23

Captain Scarlet wrote:Is it just me,or are all the politicians nowadays all got good hairdo,s.....Scargill and Foot all had scary real man hair, not any of this poofy quiff stuff we see on Broon, Cameron and Mandy....Real Hair For Real Workers that,s how it should be....RIP Foot

image over substance.sadly it is everywhere now .

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