Jason and Terry on Trade Unions

Jason and Terry discuss the decline of trade unions in Britain, the challenges of maintaining integrity as union officials, and the potential for creating Marxist trade unions. We analysed data showing union membership peaked in 1979 and has since fallen, attributing this decline to Thatcher’s policies, deindustrialisation, and the unions’ failure to recruit in new sectors. We also looked at the current state of trade unions, the shift from the organising model in trade unions to the servicing model, and the importance of grassroots organising and building solidarity among workers.

If you would like to write a motion for your branch to call on your union to adopt a policy that the Trades Union Congress should be disbanded and you’d like some advice or support, email me at middleagedrevolutionary@gmail.com.

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