Blair and Brown provoke union row - papers 10th September

THE PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday announced to the TUC that Labour had no intention of giving in to union demands by deserting its controversial public sector policies, reports the Scotsman. According to the paper, Brown "shocked" the Trades Union Congress in Brighton by saying that union leaders who are trying to block reforms are threatening to risk the UK economy. He also rejected several union demands, which included the withdrawal of Britain's opt-out of the working-time directive and pay rises for public-sector workers, at the same time ...