Union Songs

We're on the Picket Line

A song by Beth Shaw ©Beth Shaw 2003
To the tune of 'Yellow Bird'

Chorus:
UNISON is backing our strike today
UNISON, they say we deserve more pay
Did the Provost* say
We must work today
That is very sad
Makes me feel so bad
But we stay away
We're on strike today
We're sticking with UNISON

Verse:
And so we're on the picket line
For London Weighting four grand
UNISON members join us now
Support the strike and lend a hand

Notes

Many thanks to Beth Shaw for permission to add this song to the Union Songs collection.

Beth writes
"* the Provost is the principal of the bit of London University that I work in.

I composed this song for the UNISON branch at the part of London University where I work for the recent picket line for the strike for increased London Weighting:

I composed other songs for the strike but this was by far the most popular. (I'm in a cajun band and also write verse plays to do in homes, gardens and community centres so it wasn't that difficult to adapt a song for the picket line.) I thought that singing songs would help people feel more confident on the picket line."

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union songs..........a selection by mark gregory