Letting the cat out of the bag
"Four union activists have been branded racist for using a pamphlet with a three wise monkeys cartoon.
"The four said they published the 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' illustration to lampoon union leaders who 'refused to listen' to members.
"But union bosses said the image was directed at a black committee member.
"Glenn Kelly, a member of Unison's national executive council, is one of the branch officers facing a disciplinary hearing for publishing the cartoon.
"Mr Kelly, who is secretary of Bromley Unison in south-east London, said: 'It's an appalling misuse of a serious issue of fighting racism. 'It's an attempt to silence those, like myself, who say some of the leaders have got too cosy with New Labour.' "
An appalling misuse of the issue of racism? Misuse? What there are uses for racism? I wonder what they might be, from the point of view of a trade union activist...
"The four said they published the 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' illustration to lampoon union leaders who 'refused to listen' to members.
"But union bosses said the image was directed at a black committee member.
"Glenn Kelly, a member of Unison's national executive council, is one of the branch officers facing a disciplinary hearing for publishing the cartoon.
"Mr Kelly, who is secretary of Bromley Unison in south-east London, said: 'It's an appalling misuse of a serious issue of fighting racism. 'It's an attempt to silence those, like myself, who say some of the leaders have got too cosy with New Labour.' "
An appalling misuse of the issue of racism? Misuse? What there are uses for racism? I wonder what they might be, from the point of view of a trade union activist...
posted by Edward Lud at 9:46 am
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