They remain the major organisations of the working class, the major vehicles of class struggle. There is no short-term prospect of them being replaced by new organisations. Yet the unions represent the working class incompletely, unsatisfactorily, binding the class to capitalism. We must develop the unions, transform them, reinvigorate them with socialist purpose and a commitment to the liberation of humanity from all oppression. To do that, the radical activist minority must organise itself and equip itself with clear ideas.
Conferences elect a committee, including an editor and a secretary and maybe other members.
The committee is responsible for convening conferences and for decision-making between conferences. Because of the large distances in Australia, decisions can also be made by membership referendums on written proposals. The secretary organises and counts such referendums. The secretary also maintains the membership list and is responsible for organising adequate communications between members. The editor is responsible for publications.