By @edent · #cbc09 connect cwu NaBloPoMo prospect Trade Union unions · 150 words
A stunning majority - 88% - voted in favour of Connect merging with Prospect. It's not known how many ballots the CWU delayed due to strikes. Adrian Askew, Connect's General Secretary, said: I am delighted that our members have strongly backed plans to merge with Prospect. This promises an exciting future and we look forward […]
Continue reading →By @edent · #cbc09 cb connect cwu prospect Trade Union unions · 200 words
At the Connect Biennial Conference, I proudly stated the case for Connect's merger with the Prospect Union. Our other choice was the CWU. Unions - in the UK at least - are democratic structures. What gets proposed at conference has to be approved by a majority vote of members - not just those who could […]
Continue reading →By @edent · #cbc09 connect cwu prospect Trade Union unions · 200 words
At the Connect Conference in Blackpool we voted to merge our union with Prospect. The other potential merger was with CWU. There's a plethora of articles about the CWU ruining businesses. Is this really the union people want representing them? Let's face facts, the postal service is dying. I literally can't remember I posted a […]
Continue reading →By @edent · #cbc09 connect cwu prospect unions · 2 comments · 350 words
I'm still writing up my notes from the Connect Biennial Conference in Blackpool which I hope to turn into a full post this week. However, I found an anonymous article in the Socialist Worker decrying the merger vote. Socialist Worker accept comments for publication in the paper, but not on their website, so here's the […]
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