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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal

GMB accused of ‘bullyboy tactics’ in alleged attempt to take over TSSA

Maryam Eslamdoust
Maryam Eslamdoust accused the GMB of having ‘a vested interest’. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures/Getty Images

One of Labour’s biggest union backers has been accused of employing “bullyboy tactics” in an alleged attempt to take over a smaller rail union and seize control of its assets.

Maryam Eslamdoust, the left-leaning general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), claims that the GMB union is using an in-house agreement to block staff recruitment and take control of the white-collar union to access its buildings.

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