Millions will answer call for general strike, says union boss

[PETRUS]

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After months of speculation, Mr Serwotka was the first trade union leader to confirm that there were active discussions. "My own opinion is that what the Government is doing is getting so increasingly unpopular that even a 24-hour strike involving millions of people across the economy will be an incredibly important moment," he told Sky News.

He warned that the industrial action planned to bring tens of thousands of tax officials out on strike on Monday would be followed by further action in Whitehall over the next two months.

Unite, Britain’s biggest union, is understood to be leading calls for a "super-strike" in protest against the Government cuts.

A document drawn up by the union described a general strike as "desirable", according to the Financial Times. The newspaper reported that Unite believes: "It would be a landmark in our movement's recovery of its morale, strength and capacity to play a leading part in a society crying out for credible and honourable leadership."

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[Cal Carpenter]

1. Maybe this is the strike that killed Thatcher?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022634170

[dipsydoodle]

3. Its usually only the Grauniad who make fuck ups like that.

[sabrina 1]

2. The war on the working class is global now. This is a good start, but we need Global strikes in orde

to end the rule of 'Austerity' which is happening here under a different name.

'a society crying out for credible aand honourable leadership'.

A world crying out for that would be accurate.