ABSTRACT
It has been described as the biggest slow motion coup d’état in history. The drive towards one legal and political entity under one constitution, known as the European Union (EU), has reached a crossroads. However, its momentum is fragile. Britain, Denmark, Poland and possibly even France – now that large unions like the CGT and FSU have opposed the Constitution – could upset the apple cart. This is why we really need to be thinking beyond the latest Federal plans and critically re-examine our entire membership of the European Union. The publications of the campaigning organisation Trade Unionists Against the European Union Constitution make a powerful contribution to the debate.
