Learning lessons from inspirational Reid

Published 18 Aug 2010 12:30

The death of Jimmy Reid and recalling his role in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in reminds us that workers, when organised and united can never be defeated.

Today we are enduring another pro-big business Tory-led Government determined to grind working class communities into the ground.

Its latest strategy is to use private bounty hunters to tackle benefit fraud.

David Cameron (personal wealth £20m) inflates the extent of such fraud.

As the experts at the Child Poverty Action Group note, such fraud is at an all time low with £1.1bn lost.

While not condoning benefit fraud, the real scandal is the £16bn in unclaimed benefit.

Even more outrageous is the tax evasion by big business which is put at £100bn - not just this year - but every year.

Nearly enough in one year to wipe out the deficit created by greedy bankers.

As the saying goes - you could not make it up.

The little guy gets hammered while the posh villains are immune.

Clydebank Trades Union Congress is planning another public meeting in September to discuss the issues and plan further action.

The council unions will have another lobby in September of the elected members urging them not to implement Tory inspired cuts.

We are part of a national trade union campaign to establish local broad-based campaigns against public services cuts.

We need a mass campaign involving the unions, the communities, and elected members who have the backbone to resist this Government of millionaires.

The bankers created an economic crisis.

Let’s create a political crisis and sweep their Tory/Liberal Government out of office.

Tom Morrison, secretary, Clydebank TUC

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