provision the solution is straightforward.
Pensions can be paid for through a combination of employer and employee contributions plus progressive taxation which takes money from the rich to give to the pension pot. In April fifty members of the TGWU voted to strike for two days a week at the Ambala factory in east London. They produce sweets and pastries for Indian shops and restaurants.
But in the event they were forced back to work without winning the pay increase they sought in early July. Many of them are on the minimum wage.
Their strike was a depressing illustration of just how low the level of union militancy and organisation is. The union officials didn't produce a collection sheet for them.
They confined their picket line to an inaccessible back street, shunning the main road a short walk away.
They were invited to union meetings and Respect meetings but did not show up. Local activists offered to produce and distribute leaflets asking people not to buy Ambala products but the workers did not have the confidence to do this.
This is a group of Asian workers who are being hyperexploited by their bosses - but TGWU officials weren't willing to give them real support.
It's time for some Respect in the trade unions!