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DEFEND THE LINK!

1st August 2013

There will be a meeting to discuss the campaign on the 3rd September 7pm, at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London with speakers including Keith Ewing, Manuel Cortes: General Secretary TSSA, Maria Exall, Marshajane Thompson as well as other initial signatories below.

To sign up to this see: http://defendthelink.wordpress.com/
The Tolpuddle Statement

“The creation of the Labour Party opened up the possibility of political representation for working class people.
The relationship between the trade unions and the Party has been and remains central to the role of the Party in representing the interests of working people.
We therefore support:
- the collective affiliation of trade unions to the Party;
- collective decision making by trade unionists within the Party;
- representation for, and involvement of, trade unions at every level of the Party.
We will campaign for this throughout the Party and trade unions and call on all labour movement activists to make submissions to the Collins review in accordance with the above principles.”

Supporters to July 31st 2013
Professor Keith Ewing Institute of Employment Rights and Trade union freedom campaign
Ian Hodson National President Bakers’, Food & Allied Workers Union
Manuel Cortes General Secretary TSSA
Maria Exall CWU and TUC General Council
John McDonnell MP
Marshajane Thompson UNISON and LRC Vice Chair
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Ben Sellers Red Labour
Jon Lansman, Editor, Left Futures and Campaign for Labour Party Democracy Executive.
Val Graham Chesterfield CLP TULO Officer
Graham Bash Chair Labour Briefing
Jon Rogers UNISON NEC
Norette Moore LRC exec
Pete Firmin Trade Union Liaison Officer, Hampstead & Kilburn CLP and chair, Brent TUC
Andrew Berry LRC exec and Islington North CLP
Pete Keenlyside CWU National Exec
Liam McNulty, London Young Labour Committee
Matthew Fulton, Labour Party Organiser, Norwich North (pc)
Mark Wareham, UNISON Salisbury Health Labour Link Officer and Health Group Executive (pc)
Jackie Walker LRC Exec
Paul Critchley, UNITE
Julia Mountain
Dave Beadle
Ruth Bennie
Callum Stanland, Political Education Officer, Grimsby CLP and UNITE
Rod Parker
Jon Paul Carr, North West Durham CLP and UNITE
Paul Flint
Marie Lynam, GMB, LRC
Terry McPartlan, Gateshead LG UNISON Labour Link Officer (pc)
Andrew Maybury, Dudley General UNISON Labour Link Officer and Branch Secretary
Pete Radcliffe, Secretary, Broxtowe CLP (pc)
Ian Malcolm-Walker, Bournemouth UNISON Labour Link Officer
Daniel Nichols, Chair Romford CLP and UNISON LFEPA Labour Link Officer
Mick Gilgunn, UCATT Political Network London&SE Region Coordinator, Secretary Islington Trades Union Council, Islington North CLP Executive member
Lauretta Pearson
John Sweeny, UCATT East of England Political Coordinator
Phil Lewis, Camden UNISON Labour Link Officer
Mick Hildrith GMB taxi section
Ed Armston New Forest East CLP
Steve Elsey Branch Sec Staffordshire UNISON
Kevin Ward Middlesex Uni UNISON Labour Link Officer
Linda Clarke Islington South TULO and University Professor
Laurie Pocock UNISON Branch Sec Croydon
Jane Doolan Islington UNISON Branch Secretary
Mike Calvert Tottenham LP and Islington UNISON
James Doran Darlington CLP
Cathy Watson
Dave Statham President GMB Holborn and treasurer Brent TUC
Brian Gardner Hackney UNISON and Islington South CLP
Michael Calderbank, Convenor – Brent Labour Representation Committee
Mike Phipps, Chair, Kensal Green branch Labour Party, CLPD executive member and LRC National Committee member.
Rob Wilkinson. Labour Party member and CLP Secretary (2010-2012), Pudsey CLP.
Mike Pevitt branch secretary swinton north
Ian Sternberg Harwell & District Branch Wantage Constituency Labour Party
Gary Heather, Trade Union Liaison Officer Islington North Labour Party
Simon Deville, Secretary, Birkbeck Unison and Walthamstow CLP
Pauline Cant
Danielle Daw, Hastings and Rye CLP
Robert Crosby
Arvind Parmessur, Walthamstow CLP and UNITE
George Deacon Norwich South CLP
Councillor Len Junier, Middlesbrough Council
Graham Durham, LRC London Organiser and Unite
Stan Keable, Secretary, Labour Party Marxists, Hammersmith & Fulham, Local Govt Unison Labour Link Officer, delegate to Hammersmith CLP.
Neil Parry