Sunday, December 31, 2006
New international super union
We are living in an era of Globalisation. Don't be alarmed by that. It is a process that has been going on for at least the last couple of hundred years if not before. Recently however the forces of capital, business, the financial markets, have been using globalisation to their advantage most.
The forces of Labour, the trade unions, progressive political parties and the political dimensions of the international system have been behind the curve compared with global capitalism. This is hugely important as globalisation will play a very large part in how the world will be shaped in the coming century and it is imperative that our side of the debate is fully enacted by using the processes of globalisation to benefit people just as much as capital.
So I very much welcome this news in the guardian that the trade unions are getting their act together and starting to work more internationally, although it has to be said I think amicus already operates in Ireland.
I can see this expanding fairly quickly to take in other unions especially in the english speaking world. I think the language barrier is more important than many people realise but that should not stop the full potential of this development. The really bold move would be if links could be forged with trade unions in a country like India as this would see the forces of labour acting on both sides of the divide in the globalised economy.
Look I don't want to sound like a parochial Labour Party hack but there is the question of the trade union link with the Labour party. I think not only does it make sense for both the political and industrial wings of the Labour movement to work together but also we have to bear in mind that a major split would be an absolute gift to the Conservatives which has to be a very strong argument against breaking the link. So as long as this a retained I'm all in favour of the forces of Labour working internationally to be kind of standartd bearers that ordinary working people need across the globe. ¶ 12:14 pm
The forces of Labour, the trade unions, progressive political parties and the political dimensions of the international system have been behind the curve compared with global capitalism. This is hugely important as globalisation will play a very large part in how the world will be shaped in the coming century and it is imperative that our side of the debate is fully enacted by using the processes of globalisation to benefit people just as much as capital.
So I very much welcome this news in the guardian that the trade unions are getting their act together and starting to work more internationally, although it has to be said I think amicus already operates in Ireland.
I can see this expanding fairly quickly to take in other unions especially in the english speaking world. I think the language barrier is more important than many people realise but that should not stop the full potential of this development. The really bold move would be if links could be forged with trade unions in a country like India as this would see the forces of labour acting on both sides of the divide in the globalised economy.
Look I don't want to sound like a parochial Labour Party hack but there is the question of the trade union link with the Labour party. I think not only does it make sense for both the political and industrial wings of the Labour movement to work together but also we have to bear in mind that a major split would be an absolute gift to the Conservatives which has to be a very strong argument against breaking the link. So as long as this a retained I'm all in favour of the forces of Labour working internationally to be kind of standartd bearers that ordinary working people need across the globe. ¶ 12:14 pm
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Congratulations. You are probably the first labour blogger to stress what is just about the only clearly good news for the movement in 2006. It makes the New Year much happier. All the best.
My second attempt at this. Google must have a hangover, they are making more mistakes than I am.
Whoever "parburypolitica" is, I believe they are badly off beam over Globalisation. If you follow that advice, you will end up as Globalisation "Slaves".
Globalisation is Capital And Politics. Without the crooked and corrupt Politician, Globalisation would not be possible. And the Taxpayers money is being used to fund the Capital Dominance by some in the commercial World. And then the Commercial World is funding Political Parties.How very Incestuous.
It goes with the deviant and unacceptable behaviour of most of our MPs, Westminster, Whitehall and most of the rotten stinking mess that democracy has descended into.
Globalisation is an extention of
"warfare" by other means. It is dominanation. But this time we are on the losing side. Already we have volunteered to destroy our Agriculture so that we are dependent on others for our Food. 80% of the food you are eating today is imported. What will you do if your supply comes to an end? Then gas, oil, coal, steel. We are dependent on the rest of the world for our very existence. And that was not by accident but design. Political Design.
Removing the Power over Direct Taxation is about the only way you are going to put a stop to these would be Dictators. Ending Direct
Taxation is a very simple manoeuvre and is Peoperly Legal.The Welfare State had a noble objective in the begining. But Political corruption has destroyed that. My advice is, take the Politics out of the Funding of the Services, and construct a Welfare Society. In the control of the Taxpayers. Not an MP.in sight. I do have a Blogspot, the URL:- http://endofdirecttaxation.blogspot.com
Have a look at it, and the Organisations sympathetic to the idea of removing Taxation from the power of Government. The objective, is for you, the Taxpayers to take charge of Taxation. Setting the TaxRate, Collecting the revenue. Then the most important function of all, setting out and implementing a Spending Programme to Achieve a measure of Public Service deemed necessary. That's for starters.
Happy New Year to ALL. Regards,ATF.
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Whoever "parburypolitica" is, I believe they are badly off beam over Globalisation. If you follow that advice, you will end up as Globalisation "Slaves".
Globalisation is Capital And Politics. Without the crooked and corrupt Politician, Globalisation would not be possible. And the Taxpayers money is being used to fund the Capital Dominance by some in the commercial World. And then the Commercial World is funding Political Parties.How very Incestuous.
It goes with the deviant and unacceptable behaviour of most of our MPs, Westminster, Whitehall and most of the rotten stinking mess that democracy has descended into.
Globalisation is an extention of
"warfare" by other means. It is dominanation. But this time we are on the losing side. Already we have volunteered to destroy our Agriculture so that we are dependent on others for our Food. 80% of the food you are eating today is imported. What will you do if your supply comes to an end? Then gas, oil, coal, steel. We are dependent on the rest of the world for our very existence. And that was not by accident but design. Political Design.
Removing the Power over Direct Taxation is about the only way you are going to put a stop to these would be Dictators. Ending Direct
Taxation is a very simple manoeuvre and is Peoperly Legal.The Welfare State had a noble objective in the begining. But Political corruption has destroyed that. My advice is, take the Politics out of the Funding of the Services, and construct a Welfare Society. In the control of the Taxpayers. Not an MP.in sight. I do have a Blogspot, the URL:- http://endofdirecttaxation.blogspot.com
Have a look at it, and the Organisations sympathetic to the idea of removing Taxation from the power of Government. The objective, is for you, the Taxpayers to take charge of Taxation. Setting the TaxRate, Collecting the revenue. Then the most important function of all, setting out and implementing a Spending Programme to Achieve a measure of Public Service deemed necessary. That's for starters.
Happy New Year to ALL. Regards,ATF.
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