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HARDtalk: Derek Simpson - Joint General Secretary of Unite

27/02/2009

Derek Simpson - Joint General Secretary of Unite

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Derek Simpson, the co-leader of the Unite.

Stephen Sackur asks Derek Simpson, the co-leader of the Unite, whether organised labour is on a collision course with the Labour Government as Britain's economy unravels.

As the recession deepens the credit crunch has become a jobs crunch. From bank staff to auto workers, jobs are disappearing at the fastest rate in a generation. Across Europe strikes and street protests seem set to intensify. Derek Simpson is the co-leader of the UK's biggest union, Unite. Is organised labour on a collision course with the Labour Government as Britain's economy unravels? Derek Simpson talks to Stephen Sackur.

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