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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason

GMB union faces claims of bullying in industrial disputes from rival union leader

Maryam Eslamdoust.
Maryam Eslamdoust suggested a male leader would not have been treated the same way. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

The GMB union is facing fresh claims of bullying behaviour, after the female leader of a rival Labour-linked union accused its officials of trying to push her out of her job in a way that affected her health.

Maryam Eslamdoust, the first ever female leader of the TSSA transport union and a former mayor of Camden council, said the actions of GMB officials caused her significant stress and suggested that a male leader would not have been treated in the same way.

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