Calling all Trade Unionists

Yesterday’s extremely close vote at the TUC for Composite Two, which included calls for increased arms spending, is a serious setback for the labour movement and the cause of peace. It will be used to bolster the government’s case for further wars and militarisation.

Swinging behind the Tory drive for more military spending at a time when they are smashing working class living standards and introducing drastic welfare cuts is a deeply mistaken position for trade unions to take.

As several of the excellent speeches against the motion outlined, it is always working people who suffer from wars.

The majority of people in Britain oppose our governments’ addiction to war. We in the anti-war movement will continue to campaign against it. We will continue to fight for the prioritisation of welfare over warfare and for negotiated settlements over armed conflict.

Despite the narrow defeat at the TUC, we are confident that many trade union members agree with us. With this in mind we’re calling on all trade unionists who support Stop the War to do 3 things…