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EL E CT S PE C The industry's biggest union is electing a new
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boss and, if the candidates' views here are to be believed, the road haulage industry will soon be facing demands for better pay, lower hours and decent pension schemes. And that's just for starters... Adam Hill quizzes the brothers.
After 12 years, the Transport and General Workers Union is to have a new leader. Bill Morris' decision to retire in October means that there is a race on
for the job of general secretary and, even though the period for
nominating candidates doesn't start for another month, a formidable set of names is already putting itself forward. The choice of Conunercthl Motor readers who are union members will go a long way to deciding who is finally paraded before the spotlights at the union's Brighton conference in July. Of the union's 850,000 members, there are 8o,o0o eligible voters from the road transport industry, putting the sector in a significant position to make its mark on the contest.