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Amending our constitution: ensuring democratic accountability
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The Recall Process is as follows:
On patriarchy:
– Patriarchy is at odds with workers’ liberation. We reject any criticism of anti-patriarchal practice that claims it weakens ‘class solidarity’. Class liberation is only possible when accompanied by liberation from patriarchy.
– Patriarchy does not operate independently. While opposition to patriarchy forms the basis of this caucus, we recognise that oppression is often also based on class, race, ability and other relations/identities. Capitalism requires all of these forms of oppression to function.
– We recognise that the under-valuation of several of the industries UVW members work in – cleaning, sex work, child care, elderly care, charities etc – stems from oppressed people being over-represented in these forms of work.
– The oppressed liberate ourselves; we do not wait for permission nor seek to plead for our dignity. In the proud history of the radical workers’ movement, we will take power and dignity for ourselves and each other.
– Fighting internally, against patriarchy within the union, strengthens the fight externally against bosses, capital and the state. Simultaneously, the fight externally strengthens us internally.
– To these ends, we intend to establish a group of UVW members and staff to fight against patriarchal oppression, in and beyond United Voices of the World. We organise independently for the accordance between our aims and UVW’s.
– Anyone who is oppressed by patriarchy, and is therefore able to combat it rather than benefit from it, is welcome: women, non-binary people, trans- people and LGBT+ people, all of whom are harmed by patriarchal violence.
1. Ruby Breward 2. Nina Meyer 3. Irma Eljas 4. Mary Karooma-Brooker 5. Declan Owens 6. Abby Preston 7. Lili Owen Rowlands 8. Claire Croggon 9. Shayla Sue Schlossenberg 10. Suzanne Martin 11. Farheen Ahmed