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Article: Blair considers further boost to union rights adding to trade union rig hts for trade unions new boost to union rights
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 27, 1996
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BARRIE CLEMENT
Labour Editor
Tony Blair has promised senior trade union leaders that he will
consider proposals to strengthen the party's planned pro-union
legislation.
During a confidential meeting last week of the so-called
"contact group" - a grouping of senior figures from both wings of
the labour movement which is officially said not to exist - the
Labour leader promised the party's biggest affiliates that he would
review policy on trade union recognition.
While party sources were sceptical that "new Labour" would
accede to union requests, the proposed law on recognition is at the
heart of an unspoken accord within the Labour movement which has
helped Mr Blair to "modernise" the Labour ...