TGWU and Amicus militants said yes to the fusion of their unions, cofirming the rapprochment already approved by both organizations' managements (see our story n° 061182.) this fusion will become effective on May 1st and will give birth to a mega-union with almost 2 million members, the name still has not been defined. (Ref. 070216)
One of the main goals is to stop the decrease in union numbers: leaders are hoping that, with this heavyweight, they are going to launch a new dynamic. It will cover transport, manufacturing industry, aircraft industry, food processing, finance and public services sectors. “The size of the new union will allow us to look any employer in the face and fight back on behalf of workers. We will grow our membership and use our size, politically and industrially, to make terms and conditions better”
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