Activists in MSF will not be concers of the left in the able to rest after the It was always obvious that The union's conference we wourd loose tre merger ballot, given the highly undemocratic way it was undoubtedly use the oppor- organised. Huge amounts of tunity to crow about both the union's scarce resources of new Labour in govern- that a new and stronger I success right wing union was crein winning the ballot for ated. while opponents of the merger with the AEEU. project were denied any This issue, along with the opportunity to put their fight against the continuing witch-hunt against left bership.
It was necessary to fight on has tended to dominate the this issue, as well as to defend those facing trumped up charges on political grounds, but for the left to make real propress we need to move beyond this overinternalisation.
It is very welcome that moves are being made in advance of conference to try ing activists from the AEEU as well as MSF and focusing opposition to social partnership. It is on this bip ques tions facing trade unionists that we can begin to go forward. Lyons: coon core to hand oser MSF to right wing ABEU
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