What kind of union do we need? There are strengths and weaknesses in our current union set-up. Union officials will often have you believe that things can only be done the way they are done, because ... well, because they have always been done that way.
We do not agree. We have several criticisms of the existing rail unions, so it is only fair that we set out in more positive terms what our ideal union might look like. Let's call it the Fantasy Union of Rail and Transport Workers (FURT).
Video: https://youtu.be/38zbtZkvoMQ
Some of the good things about this fantasy union could be put in place by changes in rules and ways of organising; others by electing better officials and leaders. But others need changes in the culture of the union and a big increase in workers' confidence.
This description of our fantasy union is a manifesto for change in our unions, but it is also a statement of how we aspire to work, and the principles we try to uphold, as union activists. It is about the present as well as the future.
By "Off The Rails" blog: https://workersliberty.org/OTR/fantasy
