Getting too comfortable with someone, isn't that dangerous? Before you even know, the merging would get complete - mind, body, soul. Inseparable thereafter...
talking heads making the grooviest, most delectable, toe curling, bone wiggle inducing, brain scratching melody and vocal track only to leave it as an unfinished outtake is the cruelest thing they've ever done. And they did it repeatedly
The TUC appear to be saying the NEU can't organise support staff. I'm not sure what this means for our reballot but in general it's fucked.
Unison, GMB and Unite do nothing for school support staff, it's rare for them to have reps in schools and I know unison are talking about balloting support staff but they haven't done it yet.
Most support staff who want to join a union do so because they want a rep in school, they want collective bargaining with their employer - NEU offers this. The other unions often can't.
NEU is the only union who've been really actively campaigning around support staff pay.
The other unions just want to collect people's dues and do nothing, it seems. Worst case scenario is this leaves less support staff than ever in unions.
Fuck the unions who brought this action and fuck the TUC for fining a union actively involved in an industrial dispute.
It just shows the TUC are part of the establishment, and part of the problem.
If you're part of one of these unions please let them know you're disappointed in their lack of solidarity, and the fact they don't seem to care about the future of education.
Palestinian trade unions call for end to ‘complicity’ in Israeli crimes
“A coalition of Palestinian trade unions has called on the international labour movement to ‘end all forms of complicity with Israel’s crimes’ by halting the trading of arms, all funding, and military research, as Israel prepares a ground invasion of Gaza amid horrific reports of a humanitarian disaster gripping the strip and mounting evidence of war crimes.
“An open letter signed by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and 18 trade unions and professional associations urged workers in relevant industries to refuse to build weapons destined for Israel, to refuse to transport weapons to Israel, and to take action against companies complicit in ‘implementing Israel’s brutal and illegal siege’ with whom unions have contracts.
“The letter also pushed for trade unions to pass motions in their branches to this effect, and to pressure governments to stop all military trade with Israel.
“The letter said: ‘This urgent genocidal situation can only be prevented by a mass increase of global solidarity with the people of Palestine and that can restrain the Israeli war machine. We make this call as we see attempts to ban and silence all forms of solidarity with the Palestinian people. We ask you to speak out and take action in the face of injustice as trade unions have done historically.’
“The TUC, as well as several British trade unions, including the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association ... condemned the killing of civilians by Hamas as well as Israel’s onslaught against Gaza. GMB and Prospect – both of which represent members in the defence industry – are yet to issue statements.”