CWU NEC Carries Motion Calling for Blair to Resign

The National Executive Council of the CWU yesterday (Wednesday 5 April) debated and carried the following motion:

“In the wake of recent damaging revelations regarding the secret loans to Party funds and the associated Honours issue; the failure to secure a Labour majority for the Education Bill; the continuing occupation of Iraq; and the growing dissatisfaction amongst workers with Tony Blair’s political direction, particularly his failure to repeal anti-union laws, this NEC believes the Prime Minister should resign and allow an orderly transfer of power to a new leader of the Labour Party as a matter of urgency.”

The motion is undoubtedly an expression of growing frustration in the trade union movement generally to the lack of progress on issues affecting workers.