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Article: Parliament: Cabinet denies split over trade union recognition
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 30, 1998
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TRADE MINISTER Ian McCartney denied yesterday that there had been
a clash between himself and Peter Mandelson over trade union
recognition, pledging "there is not a trade union card you could put
between us on this matter."
The Government came under cross-party pressure to spell out
whether there would be any changes to the "Fairness at Work" White
Paper during Commons question time.
Labour backbencher Jim Marshall (Leicester S) led concerns when he
called for Mr McCartney to assure him that there would be "no
significant changes" for trade union recognition at the workplace.
Under the proposals, published earlier this year, there would be
automatic trade union recognition if over 50 per ...