Nice quote from Tom Mann spotted on the AWLwebsite:
“Actions that aim only at securing peace between employers and men are not only of no value in the fight for freedom, but are actually a serious hindrance and a menace to the interests of workers. Political and industrial action direct must at all times be inspired by revolutionary principles. That is, the aim must ever be to change from capitalism to socialism as speedily as possible. Anything less than this means continued domination by the capitalist class.”
Tom Mann (1856-1941) quoted by Trevor Griffiths in his screenplay Such Impossibilities about the 1911 Liverpool dock-strike
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Great quote, however ... when industrial action is taken in demand for more soap in the washroom, for example, then getting on said soap's box makes you look like a right knob!!
As Diderot would have said if he was alive today: "Bloggers will never be free until the last spammer is strangled with the entrails of the last Duff."
Reidski:
Soap in washrooms? If only my union had been so mindful. We were lucky to get the scratchy toilet paper.
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