The changing role of the CCWU

Aug 21, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Despite the day to day problems and defensive actions of the CCWU, changes in the functions of the union gradually began to emerge. In the 21st Century, we in the union were extending the scope of our activities to other vital areas of our members and community development.

The union must seriously come to grips with its problems that affect our membership and we will overcome present problems.

This will not be achieved by those who through their shallowness of thought and smallness of their minds seek to undermine and destroy what must be considered as the one progressive union in the past.

Social justice and fair play will only be achieved if every one of us on the CCWU executive committee put our shoulders to the wheel and exert every muscle in our bodies for the common good of all.

There must be no room for those who try to spread rumours and create division in our union. The CCWU welcomes every member because our union will grow from strength to strength and ultimately will be able to launch offensiveness against all forms of social inequities.

I believe in self-criticism and self-analysis and we must engage in this; it will help us to make all our members realise that they have to help in these situations.

We want to achieve in these situations our objective by persuasion, example, common sense and trust.
Being impressed as I am with our ability to be good judges, I am firmly of the opinion that by our sound decision the walls of our auditorium will echo resoundingly with victory for progress for CCWU and may we remain “Linked Together in Unity for Progress”, striving onwards and forever upwards.
Sherwood Clarke