The Sussex university Pop-Up Union: a myth buster

Mark Bergfeld has written a short briefing document addressing four common misconceptions among socialists about the Pop-Up Union recently formed by workers at Sussex university combating the threat of outsourcing and privatisation.

He explains why the Pop-Up Union is not a “red union”, does not divide workers, and is not a short cut born of frustration. Neither is it a universal panacea or a model that is bound to win and can be applied everywhere.

► Read “The Sussex university Pop-Up Union: a myth buster” here.

Note: This piece was published before rs21 was established as an independent organisation in January 2014. rs21 was founded by a group of people who had been in the opposition within the SWP and who left in response to its persistent mishandling of rape and sexual harassment allegations against a leading member.