The ITF and the Liverpool Dispute
January 1996
Centenary
Debate Autumn 1996
On the eve of an international dockers meeting in Liverpool, the Port Shop Stewards complained to T&GWU General Secretary Bill Morris that the ITF appeared to be dissuading affiliated unions from coming to the conference. The LabourNet report touched off an unexpected and highly revealing public debate.
ITF Supports Day of Action
ITF Dockers Conference June 1997
Diplomacy
Debate September 1997
As dockers around the world prepared for another international day of action, the ITF kept its distance. When the organisation reported the 8 September actions without mentioning Liverpool, debate erupted again.
for more on the ITF and Liverpool see the Archive
