With the potential information emerging from BASSA's 1997 history, current missing accounts, minutes, etc., coupled with their apparent inability to find anyone to talk to, it would appear that the only likely event still to happen is for some misguided souls to go on strike and be fired, which presumably would get rid of the remaining hardcore militants.
However, this would still leave the CC89 branch, which have recently been following the same style of leadership and responses as those of BASSA, although probably from a SWP background rather than one of paranoia. This element could presumably be directly squashed by Unite as a straight forward branch disciplinary matter, to bring it into line.
This could then produce one new CC branch for Unite, for it would not seem sensible to allow the old branch titles to continue, given the attached baggage.
So that only leaves a couple of questions -
1) Given Mclusky's current declared wish to have all and sundry go on
strike for various reasons, is it really a good idea for BA to have all their
CC tied up in a new union setup of this nature or -
2) Give PCCC recognition rights to MF and Unite for rest or -
3) Allow a free for all between PCCC and Unite.
It would also be nice if, whatever was agreed, that the union parties involved would publicly declare the full financial details of their operations, to ensure that there were no dark corners remaining.
Hope springs eternal as they say - who's Hope, did I hear you ask!
