The debate as to whether we are doing ourselves a favor by not achieving real unity at the time when our numbers are dwindling needs to start again. I strongly believe that having a number of unions within the same sector weakens our strength and diminishes our ability to coordinate effectively.
I am an advocate of having one single union for public sector workers and if this means that Unison merges with some parts of the GMB and Unite then so be it. On a practical level we are now faced with holding 3 different ballots (if not more) that may produce different results? This is not healthy we need to act decisively.
Sounds like a good idea but what about the freedom to chose? The small unions will be swallowed up?
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