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Unions row over 'landmark' deal
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['HE TRANSPORT & General Workers Union is furious with the Jnion of Shop, Distributive and kllied Workers for claiming all the Tedit for negotiating a landmark )ay deal atACC Distribution.
USDAW announced letails of the agreement, inder which drivers will eceive an I&5% pay rise wer the next two-and-aialf years, with working tours cut to 48 per week ast November (CM 4 )ecember 2003).
But the T&G, which only eleased details of the deal his week, says USDAW woke an embargo over >ublicising the news.
A T&G spokesman says he negotiations were led ry its national secretary for oad transport, Ron Webb. ind it is frustrated that the Jews was released early.
Webb adds: -It is fair to say that without the experience and expertise of our union we may never have got to this stage.
An USDAW spokesman points out that it has over 400 members at ACC who all stand to benefit from the deal and says:"We were pleased to publicise it on their behalf.
"Quite why the T&G chose to wait till 23 January 2004 to issue its press release is a matter for the T&G," he adds.