But as a Marxist, that probably wouldn't bother MacIntyre too much. The second one was also about who was going to control the docks. Once again, men who offered their services in competition with the union were abused, intimidated and beaten. Show in practice the limitations of reformist methods, explain to them the Marxist alternative, and draw them into a revolutionary programme. Koval finished her propaganda tirade with the lie that the industrial laws prevent workers from withdrawing their labour.
Workers are free at anytime to cancel their labour contracts.
What the law does is to severely hinder union efforts to force workers to withhold their labour or engage in intimidation. And that, I believe, is the why these laws are detested by the likes of Koval. Without a doubt, this union has done considerable damage to this country. When it comes to supporting civilised behaviour, respecting the rule of law and each person's inalienable rights, Koval and her ilk have made it abundantly clear where they stand. And it is not with Thomas Paine, a man who despised humbug, loved liberty and detested hypocrites.