T.g.w.u. Call for "common Market T.u.c."

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Before Britain enters the EEC careful consideration must be given to evolving some form of Common lMarket TUC, says an editorial in the Christmas issue of 'Record', the journal of the Transport and General Workers Union. The article says that with common transport and agricultural policies, common ta.iffs, harmonisation of social benefits, often with comuon employers, and the general levelling of meny of the industrial factors influcncing profits and production and working conditions, the strength of the continental trade unions would have far-reaching effects, on the bargaining position of British unions. Apart from Belgium, Britain had the highest proportion of its employed population as members of trade unions - 43 per cent. This proportional strength would be lowered to 31.4 per cent by association with the EEC.