Local branches of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are supporting the new anti-war coalition RESPECT. RMT members at Virgin Trains catering staff, Piccadilly Station, Manchester, are currently on strike...
To see a video clip of the picket line and some interviews with members of RMT and RESPECT, go to:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/04/1677136.php
Since the RMT national union conference democratised its political fund last year, local branches of the union have voted to support a new coalition that came out of the anti-war movement--RESPECT. Two branches in Manchester and three in London have already voted to support RESPECT.
The union had already supported the Scottish Socilaist Party (SSP) last year and this resulted in it being disaffiliated from the Labour Party some months ago. But until now, no political organisation in England and Wales appeared credible enough to gain support from this trades union. The launch of RESPECT has changed all of that and this means that the anti-racist and anti-war left can begin to offer a real, properly financed, electoral opposiiton ot the fascist British national Party and the Blairite warmongers..
This clips shows RMT catering staff working for Virgin Travel out on strike at Manchester's main rail station--Piccadilly. It feature interviews with an RMT spokesperson and also a RESPECT supporter explaining the party's support for the strikers.
http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/04/1677136.php Since the RMT national union conference democratised its political fund last year, local branches of the union have voted to support a new coalition that came out of the anti-war movement--RESPECT. Two branches in Manchester and three in London have already voted to support RESPECT.
The union had already supported the Scottish Socilaist Party (SSP) last year and this resulted in it being disaffiliated from the Labour Party some months ago. But until now, no political organisation in England and Wales appeared credible enough to gain support from this trades union. The launch of RESPECT has changed all of that and this means that the anti-racist and anti-war left can begin to offer a real, properly financed, electoral opposiiton ot the fascist British national Party and the Blairite warmongers..
This clips shows RMT catering staff working for Virgin Travel out on strike at Manchester's main rail station--Piccadilly. It feature interviews with an RMT spokesperson and also a RESPECT supporter explaining the party's support for the strikers.
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