The GMB and Unison are denying that they are in talks to form a new super-union to rival Unite for scale and influence. Both have large public sector membership and there is obvious overlap.
The denials are strange because I thought I heard officials openly discussing the issue last night. Admittedly, it was late, and beer had been drunk. Even so. I’ve had a true story denied by a union before: it happens.
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