British Civil Service Union vs. "New Labour"

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)- the union representing most of Great Britain's civil service-held a one day, counrty wide strike, affecting 200 government departments, agencies and non departmental public bodies. The strike was part of a campaign over the government’s programme to axe 100,000 civil and public service jobs, drive down pay and its dogmatic insistence to outsource and privatise services. Keep in mind this is a 'labour government' that is attempting to work/is working against the interests of the working class, a class that they are supposed to represent. A full list of services affected by the strike can be found here.

British folk singer Billy Bragg was correct when he asked if he should start voting green for his children, or red for his class. Look at this political compass, and see how the British Greens stack up against 'New Labour.' It's even scarier to look at the increasingly right wing movement of New Labour; they're now nearly as right wing and authoritarian as the Tories.

Now wonder many progressive labour forces close to the Quebec soverignity movement have been critical of PQ leader Andre Bosclair's support of New Labour and its policies. Perhaps the future for that nation's working class is Quebec Solidaire.