Views of a trade unionist

Author: jimbaker11f7b2365c

  • Armistice Day – The war to end all wars

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    “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.” President Woodrow Wilson. Wilson understood the national, ethnic, and historic conflicts in Europe. Often, citizens were only exposed to the propaganda of authoritarian governments. He saw democracy as a way to overcome European divisions. The…

  • Donald Trump – The King of Crass

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    Donald Trump compared himself with Nelson Mandela. He said, “I don’t mind being Nelson Mandela because I’m doing it for a reason, We’ve got to save our country from these fascists, these lunatics that we’re dealing with. They’re horrible people and they’re destroying our country.” Mandela spent 27 years in prison because he was fighting…

  • Appreciation of John Vanderveken

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    4 February 1930 to 21 May 2024 Acting ICFTU General Secretary and General Secretary 1982-1992 “Bread; economic security and social justice for all. Freedom through economic and political democracy. Peace with liberty, justice and dignity for all.” from the ICFTU Manifesto, adopted on 7 December 1949 in London by its founding Congress. Johnny was a…

  • May Day 2014 – Hope, Not Despair

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    At a May Day celebration ten years ago, a prominent trade union official painted a bleak future for the trade union movement giving those present the impression that our struggle was hopeless. Frustrated at the lack of understanding of how far we had come, I wrote this piece. Although things are more difficult than they…

  • Hello World!

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