nah... give u sumtin else to ponder abt it... 
The NTUC acknowledged that its interests were linked closely with
those of the ruling PAP, a relationship often described by both as
symbiotic. The NTUC's Secretary General (SG), Lim Boon Heng, a PAP
M.P., was a member of the Cabinet as Minister in the Prime
Minister's Office. Young PAP M.P.s often were given leadership
positions in the NTUC or a member union.
The NTUC policy prohibited union members who supported opposition
parties from holding office in affiliated unions. In November the
branch chairman of a union affiliated with NTUC was elected
secretary general of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, an
opposition body. In December he was stripped of both his union
position and his membership in the union. In response he filed an
appeal that was pending at year's end.
While the NTUC was financially independent of the PAP, with income
generated by NTUC-owned businesses, the NTUC and the PAP shared the
same ideology and worked closely with management in support of
nonconfrontational labor relations. The NTUC was free to associate
regionally and internationally.
so tell me.. first para already states how young politicians enter
ntuc as a warm up for future posts...
look at 2nd... then ponder again...
now look at third... and stop debating with me!
