Hopefully the discussion at the Fighting Unions meeting last wednesday played a role - at it Workers Power stressed the urgency of calling such a meeting in order to create a rank and file network that can fight for a victory (versus the timid tactics of CWU leaders so far, calling off two strikes now for negotiations) and submitted the resolution below for discussion. A Postworker meeting suddenly called for yesterday (Saturday) saw 25 postal workers taking part and a call for the meeting next sunday, and it was also raised at a National Shop Steward Meeting today too.
Who can make it??
Resolution on the urgent need for a rank and file movement
Submitted to Fighting Unions steering committee by Workers Power for discussion
1. This autumn the public sector-wide real pay cut poses the potential for a united strike against the government, bringing the militant postal strike together with over a million civil servants and local government workers. Such a strike could turn into a referendum on privatisation and inequality.
2. The Brown government is weak but it is being propped up by a strong trade union bureaucracy that has scuppered the fightback of key sections, such as the Unison health workers, even using repression and vicitimisation of leading militants. In the post and PCS, timid tactics have weakened struggles and derailed strikes over last year, even though they have been led by “leftsâ€
