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From The Socialist newspaper, 26 October 2011
Electric support for London anti-cuts challenge
Paula Mitchell
At their Blackfriars protest last week several electricians put their names to the appeal for anti-cuts, trade unionist candidates in the Greater London Assembly elections next year.
They are nearly all members of Unite, which provides the Labour Party with a quarter of its union funding. But the workers I spoke to had had enough of Labour pledging to continue with Tory cuts, and with the last Labour government's failure to repeal the trade union laws. "It's about time" was a common refrain.
"We, the undersigned, support the call for trade unionist and socialist candidates to stand in the Greater London Assembly elections in 2012, committed to opposing all cuts, privatisation and PFI."
Unite signatories include, in a personal capacity: M Bunyan; E Daniels; S Russell; A Morre; R Charman; P O'Rourke; P Parankerat; E Parris; Andy Gordon; Kevin Fergusson; Howard Hailey; Arti Dillon assistant branch secretary Unite le1111; Suzanne Muna vice-chair Unite housing workers branch
Other new signatories this week include, in a personal capacity: Hugo Pierre Camden Unison CSF co-convenor; John Dolan vice-chair Haringey Unison LG; Fidel McClean PCS DWP local office rep in Peckham and regional young members officer
Anti-cuts council elections initiative, led by public sector trade unionists, agreed in Scotland: see www.socialistpartyscotland.org.uk
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In The Socialist 26 October 2011:
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Capitalism IS crisis - Fight for a socialist alternative
Prepare for N30 - strike and demonstrate!
Hardest Hit demos - thousands march
Events on 5 + 6 November
Join the Jarrow march for jobs & education - 5 November
Join the fightback - come to Socialism 2011
Socialist Party youth and students
Coventry rally - The Jarrow march is on its way!
Wales takes action to defend young people
Socialist Party workplace news
Tax dodging continues while staff face cuts
Construction protests continue and Unite declares strike ballot (report with video)
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Building the fightback and building solidarity at Occupy LSX
Electric support for London anti-cuts challenge
Socialist Party news and analysis
10,000 public sector jobs lost in Wales and counting
International socialist news and analysis
Where now for Libya after the downfall of Gaddafi's regime?
Euro crisis - urgent need to build a socialist alternative
Solidarity appeal: Stop Kazakh state brutality
Socialist Party feature
Free schools - Freedom to privatise education
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