Over 700 unionists met in Brighton on September 8-11, 2008 for the 140th TUC annual conference. The different bills announced by the Brown government's Ministers, who followed each other at the Tribune, didn't convince the trade unions: the disunion is definitely achieved. (Ref. 080686)
Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, set the tone from the very beginning: “This year’s Congress meets in very different circumstances from recent years. The economy is facing a toxic combination of credit crunch and rising inflation. The result of which is a squeeze on living standards, paralysis in the housing market, and millions of people increasingly fearful for their jobs.” A single watchword faced with a difficult social situation: the government must act to give money back to the leas
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