Banning the Prison Officers from Striking. New Labour News special.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/prisons/story/0,,2187666,00.html

Another nail in the coffin for Labour. What an absolute betrayal of working people. Those with longer memories than most will remember the fuss made by Labour MPs in opposition when the Tories banned Unions at GCHQ.

Here is the next best thing. Banning strikes in the Prison service.

The country is awash with security cameras, we have draconian anti terror laws which could just as easily be used against all forms of protest including industrial disputes, we have the government introducing records/monitoring of phone calls for up to 2 years, we have the introduction of ID cards. Now we see what George Orwell was really predicting when he wrote 1984.

At least we still have the right to vote. Or have we, when the element of choice has now been eroded?

The Union movement is the only effective opposition to the government in this country.This is particularly noticeable now as the Tory party gently becomes politically the same as Labour. Yesterday's Darling moment in the House of Commons showed that when he tried to wriggle out of nicking Tory policy.

If they get away with this we will be looking at the banning of strikes in essential services. In particular the Government will be looking at organisations such as the Postal Service or the Rail Network which.

The right to strike is a fundamental human right. The bosses don't agree.The Government agree with the bosses. Well they would would'nt they.
I hope the Union movement mobilise around this issue because it will be seen by millions of trade unionists as the thin edge of the wedge.

Actually as an afterthought, today was a particularly good day to bury bad news such as this, wasnt it? The PM at PM Q's made such a twit of himself it totally overshadowed this proposed serious attack on Trade Union Freedom.That is much more newsworthy.

POA is demanding talks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7037508.stm