Labour Caves To ASLEF With 15% Pay Hike

 

Labour has added another inflation busting pay rise to its list, with the 15% offered to ASLEF.

How much this will directly cost the taxpayers is not mentioned.

What is clear is that it will negatively impact inflation, and will encourage other unions to demand inflation busting pay rises for no increases in productivity.

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Mr Ed Offers Fuck All

Ed Miliband's offer to cap union donations to Labour at £5K means fuck all.

As per the Guardian:

"The proposed £5,000 cap is 10 times lower than that previously put forward by David Cameron, but Miliband told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that the cap should not affect the system under which three million union members individually make a £3 payment to Labour's coffers, a payment which is automatically debited from members."

Nice try Ed, but it's a meaningless gesture!