It is only a small beginning but the podcast series based on edited
extracts of longer interviews with Unite activists, past and present, has
kicked off this week with pieces by Frank Robson and Alysson Daykin and
covering subjects such as the 1980 Truckers’ Strike, organising truck drivers
behind the Iron Curtain, the despair of New Labour, the Poll Tax and the
Miners’ strike.
There are many others set to go online shortly. What this represents is a fantastic opportunity to take the struggles, some successful
and others not, of the past to the minds of people, especially the young,
today and get them interested in joining and becoming active in the trade
union movement.
The next interview that will go up this week is one with Josh, who
successfully organised a group of young workers’ on zero hours contracts and in
doing so they together won much better terms and conditions.
It is hoped to develop the series such that it can be incorporated into
some parts of the Unite Education Programme.
Clearly there is massive potential with this work especially as more
interviews are conducted in the future.
Here is the link and please let others know.
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