12th April 2005, 01:28 PM
"Yes, that's more or less what I'm saying. An organisation will naturally reflect its membership. You can't rail against a body not doing what you want if don't belong to it." - invisible man.
Excuse me, but I certainly can. I'm not a member of the National Trust, English Heritage, the Labour Party or the National Front. It doesn't stop me criticising them. I was pointing out that the IFA won't ever act in the interests of workers while they are an association of employers. I'm not sure what kind of forum the IFA have for decision making, but I take the point that if every digger showed up at a conference and wanted to table motions about sick pay and training, the whole house of cards would collapse.
The IFA does not debate any of these things, because they are happy with the status quo.
Excuse me, but I certainly can. I'm not a member of the National Trust, English Heritage, the Labour Party or the National Front. It doesn't stop me criticising them. I was pointing out that the IFA won't ever act in the interests of workers while they are an association of employers. I'm not sure what kind of forum the IFA have for decision making, but I take the point that if every digger showed up at a conference and wanted to table motions about sick pay and training, the whole house of cards would collapse.
The IFA does not debate any of these things, because they are happy with the status quo.