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Union anger at plans for Tory truck posters

14th April 2005, Page 7
14th April 2005
Page 7
Page 7, 14th April 2005 — Union anger at plans for Tory truck posters
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TORY PLANS TO encourage hauliers to display election posters on the back of their trucks have been attacked by transport unions.

Conservative Party co-chairman Dr Liam Fox will write to operators asking them to display the posters and promises the Tories will fight for the industry on issues like fuel duty, LRUC, parking and increasing speed limits for trucks on singlecarriageway roads.

However, the Transport Sz General Workers Union has been quick to attack the idea of forcing its members to display pro-Tory slogans. Its national secretary for road transport, Ron Webb, warns: "Our m embers would feelstrongly opposed to this idea — it won't go down well at all. Hauliers,particulady contractors, have generally been resistant to external advertising of the political kind for fear of alienating their customers." Bob Monks, general secretary of the URTU union, also warns hauliers to think carefully before displaying the posters: "I've already seen some Conservative posters covered with graffiti, so whether a haulier wants to run the risk of his vehicle being vandalised when it's parked up is something they should consider.As far as our members are concerned there will be those who object to carrying some of the Tories' slogans."

The poster scheme is believed to be the brainchild of Midlands truck dealer Chris Kelly.


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