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Union chief in election warning | Union chief in election warning |
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If Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair he must change policies to avoid defeat at the next general election, the joint leader of a new super-union says. | |
Tony Woodley was speaking to the BBC weeks before the formal merger of his union, the Transport and General Workers' Union, with Amicus. | |
The general secretary said he was worried the chancellor would become a "Blair mark two" as prime minister. | |
This could result in defeat at the polls, he said. | |
Unions are angry that the government recently opposed better employment protection laws for temporary and agency workers and the fact that Mr Brown backed below-inflation public sector pay settlements. | Unions are angry that the government recently opposed better employment protection laws for temporary and agency workers and the fact that Mr Brown backed below-inflation public sector pay settlements. |
Negotiations are already taking place on those issues with government departments. | Negotiations are already taking place on those issues with government departments. |
Mr Woodley told the BBC he also condemned what he called the casualisation of Britain's workforce not seen since the dockers. | Mr Woodley told the BBC he also condemned what he called the casualisation of Britain's workforce not seen since the dockers. |
The new super-union will create the UK's biggest union of some 2 million people. | The new super-union will create the UK's biggest union of some 2 million people. |
Amicus has 1.2 million members and the T&G has 800,000. | Amicus has 1.2 million members and the T&G has 800,000. |
The new union plans to spend £15m on a major recruitment drive. | The new union plans to spend £15m on a major recruitment drive. |