The recent strikes by RMT and FBU members show that there are still lots of union members who want to fight back.
The November 11 conference in London is the first opportunity that rank and file trade unionists have had in a long time to meet and discuss how to resist the bosses. It will also give them a
UNIS Saturday 11 November, Shoreditch Town Hall, London
service cuts. Greg Tucker said
UNISON chance talk about how to challenge their own sellout leaderships and fight New Labour's privatisation plans and public
Railworker and RMT activist too."
"This is a brilliant initiative from Respect. The conference is for all active trade unionists. John Mc Donnell, who is challenging for the Labour leadership will be speaking and I hope that a lot of Labour members and supporters will come along
You can find out more about the conference and how to register by visiting http://www.respectcoalition.org "After nine years of a Labour government any trade unionist worried and concerned at low pay, pensions, privatisation and political representation should attend this conference." Mark Serwotka, capacity)
-General Secretary, PCS (personal
"This is an important conference for all trade unionists.It will continue the debate about where New Labour is taking the trade union movement. "If the trade union movement doesn't wake up very quickly it
will end in the abyss." Bob Crow, General Secretary
RMT (personal capacity)