Wednesday, May 18, 2005
If your answer is Gordon Brown... posted by Richard Seymour
...then you're asking the wrong question.Gordon Brown, having been frustrated in his bid to prevent the EU enforcing the Working Time Directive in Britain, which stipulates a maximum working week of 48 hours (come on, even France had 35 hours), has been telling off the trade unions , and warning them he'll fight them over the policy:
There Mr Brown warned against any relaxation of economic discipline and, despite striking an upbeat tone on UK economic prospects, insisted there could be no return to large public sector pay increases.Incomes policy, anyone?
He warned bluntly that the Government will fight the unions over the 48-hour working week. They are campaigning to scrap Britain's opt-out from European Union restrictions on working hours.
Amicus was told by the Chancellor: "In the public sector, reform and wage discipline will at all times match our investment.
"And because 50 per cent of our trade is with Europe ... and because economic reform matters, I have to tell you that we will resist the opt-out being removed."
Meaders has more.
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