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Trade unions are demanding that the Government relaxes laws restricting strike action in exchange for their financial support for the Labour Party.At a meeting with ministers and senior Labour figures later this month, trade union leaders are expected to make demands including relaxing laws against secondary picketing.
They will also seek "clarification" of strike laws to make it cheaper and easier for them to consult members on strike action, balloting by email or telephone instead of using ballot papers.
The union demands on Labour's National Policy Forum have alarmed employers.
