Letter from London trade unionists to Bob Crow supporting independent workers' candidates
Dear Bro. Crow, We have heard that the RMT in London is discussing an initiative for a slate of independent working-class candidates in the upcoming GLA and London Mayoral elections. We welcome this. Even though in many, perhaps most, cases, union rules will prevent union branches and committees from giving formal, official support, we believe that many other trade-union activists will welcome it too, and want to be active in the preparation of and campaign for such a slate. We hope that the slate will be set up so as to appeal to the whole working-class electorate, with strong policies on...