Commenting on the visit to the UK today (Thursday) by the German Chancellor, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“Whatever warm words the Prime Minister hears from Angela Merkel today, we do not believe she has a mandate from her coalition partnership with Germany’s social democrats to promise the wholesale opt-outs from employee rights, consumer protection and environmental standards that David Cameron’s backbenchers demand.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- The TUC is organising Fair Pay Fortnight from Monday 24 March to Sunday 6 April. It will be a series of events across England and Wales to raise awareness about falling living standards. www.fairpayfortnight.org
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