After a generation of retreat and decline, the trade unions are
once more starting to command the public agenda and become a major
force in political and social life in the UK. The bitter
firefighters' dispute, following the major strikes by local
government employees and railway and tube workers, is the most
recent indication of this return. Another is the unbroken run of
victories in union elections for left-wing candidates, including
the sensational defeat of the leading Blairite in the trade union
movement, Sir Ken Jackson, in the ballot for the leadership of
Amicus-AEEU. These developments suggest the unions are emerging
from a long period of slumber. At stake are not only the reigning
industrial relations dogmas of recent years"social partnership" and
"sweetheart deals" with employersbut also the future of New Labour.
The new union leaders are militant in promoting members' economic
interests and also support a radical political agenda, calling for
both a halt to privatization and vociferous opposition to the
Blair-Bush war. A New Labour Nightmare is a mixture of hard-hitting
analysis and interviews with those leading the new movement... the
group the tabloids dub 'the awkward squad.'
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