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Unions join Smer election team.
(From The Slovak Spectator)
Byline: Martina Jurinova Spectator staff
Party promises to take care of labour interests if it enters government after June vote THE OPPOSITION Smer party drew bitter criticism from its political rivals after signing a cooperation agreement with five trade unions in a bid to boost its voter support ahead of June 17 elections.
Under the March 23 agreement, unions representing metal, textile, tourism, construction and service workers will openly support the social-democratic Smer in the campaign and will recommend that their 84,000 members do likewise.
In return, Smer pledged to advance union concerns if it becomes a member of the new government.
"Smer will do everything it can to repair the state of affairs caused by the right-wing MikulaS Dzurinda government," Smer Chairman Robert Fico said at a press conference following the signing of the agreement.
Fico promised to renew the "tripartite", a consultation body uniting government, business and labour representatives, if it entered government.
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