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TUC congress 2006

Thursday, 04, Dec 2008 02:50

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) held its 2006 annual conference in Brighton from September 11th to 14th with debates covering pensions and welfare, public services, the NHS and more.

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Brown backs Blair's reforms

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Gordon Brown says he will continue Tony Blair's public sector reforms

Unions send Blair off in disgrace

Union leaders have universally condemned Tony Blair's speech to the TUC in Brighton today, seeing it only as the final words of a defeated prime minister.

Tony Woodley was one of the trade union leaders to condemn Blair's TUC speech

Blair heckled as he faces unions for the last time

Tony Blair was heckled, booed and faced a walk-out from union members as he faced the TUC this afternoon for the last time as prime minister.

Trade unionists booed Blair at his last TUC conference