Building a real rank-and-file movement in UNISON
Members of the public sector union Unison should be at the forefront of a fightback against the cuts. That’s the message being put forward by Paul Holmes who is standing for the general secretary election (running until 11 June) against Dave Prentis. But Unison under Prentis is not “fit for purpose” — undemocratic, passive in the face of massive attacks. Todd Hamer describes the state of the union and the kind of campaign the activist left needs to change the union’s culture. With 1.3 million members Unison will be the lynchpin of any defence of public services. But it is a union that is...