I don’t want to go back to the Thatcher era

03.05.10 - Jim Webb

My Name's Jim Webb, I'm a member of the CWU and a retired cable joiner for BT.  I'm also Chairman of the Chelmsford CLP and a school governor.

I'm campaigning for Labour at this election because if the Conservatives win - we'll go back to the Thatcher era. Having lived through it, I don’t want to go back to it.

 
Last time the Conservatives were in power they attacked the unions, and their biggest weapon was to introduce ballots to stop industrial action. But the unions adapted, and survived.  Now the Conservatives want to go a step further and make unions ballot non-members as well.

As a union member it’s make your mind up time. The Labour government has gone through some rocky patches, but they have generally improved the condition of working people. For example, they've signed up to the social chapter, increased maternity leave and made it compulsory.

At the end of the day, Labour is still the only party that will support the deprived and working man. That’s the people you’ve got to look after – the underprivileged.

Join me in campaigning at the this election:

http://www2.labour.org.uk/volunteer

Jim

 

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