The union hasn't needed it, because they've been able to put pressure directly on building owners.
Without a treasury to speak of, he explained, the union needed all the help it could get.
Our union, more than ever, needs a quick response service and hopefully this will be on the line if the review begins.
The unions need to stop and think about it for a second.
I can't see why the union needs to have a say about the college or indeed any connection with it.
The unions do not need the Labour party they have more support and members than all three parties put together.
Fiscal union would also need to be part of the package.
Some unions played this role in the past and will need to do so again.
In short, unions like Local 38, with 900 active members, need new bodies.