Union Labour Link- hes at it again! Labour must reform its leadership election rules and reduce the size of the union vote at its upcoming party conference or else look as if it is prepared to tackle everybody elses problems except our own, the former cabinet minister and union leader Alan Johnson has said. Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is mulling his precise package of reforms to the union-party relationship, and Johnson urges him to opt for radical change. Writing in Progress magazine, Johnson warns: A perception that Labour is in the pocket of the unions is damaging to the party and to the trade union movement. The precious link between Labour and the unions becomes a liability rather than an advantage when it is allowed to look like a transaction. He praises Miliband for raising reform, but clearly would like the package to extend to the party conference, leadership election rules and composition of the party national executive. - Guardian
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:16:46 +0000
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