Union activity in factories and offices will be linked into collective bargaining and regional polices, and form part of a social reform strategy. We will increase our influence in society, the media and the political parties. We will champion our positions in dialogue with churches and academics, the industrial and political communities, with citizens' initiatives and other groups in society. During this process we will ask ourselves new questions, reviewing and refining our own positions. The dialogue between churches and trade unions, and the commitment of working people in their unions and churches, make an important contribution to social cohesion.
Independent opinion is fundamental to policy-making in the trade unions.
We cannot allow other groups and parties to use our members for their own ends. We explicitly reject any co-operation with parties or groups whose basic aims are at odds with our basic values and aims. For us the politics of social reform begins in the factories and offices. From there, the trade unions receive the impetus for reform, which they then feed into social debate about the major issues confronting our society. Renewing organizational culture Greater individuality and diversity of interests will alter the organizational culture and structure of the trade unions.