Cut regions’ power
By an AMICUS member A CONSULTATION document has been issued to TGWU branch secretaries on the proposed TGWU/Amicus/GMB merger. The document describes those structures that the three unions have in common and puts them forward as the basis for merger. The idea is for a merger on the basis of minimal disruption to the bureaucratic status quo (bar the inevitable jockeying for position and scramble for early retirement deals that will follow amalgamation). At the centre of the proposed new structure stands the power of the regions. The regions are defined as providing for “effective lay member...