Next Gen News

Labour leader calls for "real negotiations to avoid further confrontations" against union officials

, Ed Miliband, was booed by delegates at the TUC conference, as he raised the ire of the EU trade with the description of strikes by public sector reforms of pensions as "a error ".

In his first speech to the TUC as Labour leader, David Miliband has remained firm in his position despite widespread dissatisfaction with his criticism of the strike on June 30 when three unions and the education union of a joint forces responsible for mass unemployment.

unions are preparing for a more collective action in the fall, which could involve a large number of public sector workers.

head of Unison, Dave Prentis, warned that the vote of more than 1 million public sector workers was inevitable because the negotiators could not meet the deadline for the reform of government pensions.

Some unions - perhaps led by Unison -. Is widely expected to declare their intention to vote when they participate in a debate on public sector pensions at the conference on Wednesday

But in aa speech later described as "courageous" by the head of one of the main unions, Miliband stood his ground, saying the strikes were the wrong answer in talks with the government that, according to the unions, on the verge of collapse.

Labour leader said the government was dedicated to reform "completely false" and that he understood why millions of public sector workers felt angry.

But he added: "While negotiations were in progress, I think it was a mistake to attack from happening, but I still believe that we need now is a boon for avoid further confrontations over. . fall. "

Miliband further dissent before the floor during 20 minutes of questions and answers with the delegates after Janice Godrich, president of Commercial Union and Public Services, the challenge to "stand on the side of hundreds of thousands of workers whose pensions are under attack. "

Miliband said that the former Labour Minister, Alan Johnson, who accepted the unions of public sector pension in 2005, said the result was "fair and reasonable" and the National Audit Office Office recently concluded that the public sector pensions "are affordable."

To applause, the challenge of becoming more industrial action, saying: "Will you defend the negotiated agreement, we agreed, and support union members who are on strike defend that process "

Miliband agreed that Johnson's agreement "was a good deal," but added that "although this may not be popular with everyone in the room," according to the report, John Hutton, the pension was a "decent respect" was seen on important issues.

This included his call for the government to enter into meaningful negotiations with unions. "This is what should happen," Miliband told the joke.

"What I will say is that the best we can do is to avoid collective action through a government ready to negotiate properly. This is what must happen."

Mary Boustead, the leader of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers - one of three education unions went on strike in June - Miliband said: "Just for your information, the government is not willing to negotiate

"All those who are willing to do is to negotiate how to implement the changes that have been decided. There is no full-fledged negotiations. We can give you chapter and verse about it. "

the largest donor to the Labour Party, the union Unite, has downplayed the impact of the Miliband "error" line.

Insisting that only 15% of the private sector workforce is unionized, against more than half of public sector employment, unions said they had to change "if it ' is change. "
He said: "Unions can offer companies the possibility of better management, better relationships, as it did during the recession, of course, the right to strike is necessary last resort