Listening to the drone speeches which seemed to have travelled from Fyzabad to Port of Spain intact, the ritual round of prayers, the “big up” of the individual trade union leaders, anyone with a little imagination was left wondering how lost the leadership of the Joint Trade Union Movement remains.
Following a major demonstration on Friday August 12, 2022, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Independence, when workers are mercilessly being attacked on all fronts, these formal leaders will not or cannot seize the time to point out that our formal independence turned to be a false dawn; that this is a moment to remind that the hard fought gains post-independence have been eroded by a ruthless well organised ruling class with a clear agenda; that the Bim and Bam, Red and Yellow, elections are about who acts on their behalf.
CLR James pointed out that…
