Obviously it is good for the working class to be represented by a single union body and Workers Power have argued since the split ten years ago, that such unity was necessary. The question is whether the rank and file of the TUF in particular have been consulted and whether they feel they will be well-represented by the new federation. Our guess is that the answer is No. It will certainly not take us back to the time before the ECA and it will not supply the things that the working class really needs to be an organised force. Rather than celebrating, unions in the wake of the ERA, should be planning how to organise to defy the continued ban on solidarity strikes and strikes within the tenure of a Contract.
Labour government settles in .