Merger to create super union

A MERGER between three British unions is set to create a 130,000-member super union in Ireland.

The proposed merger between the three largest private sector unions in the British - the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), Amicus and the GMB - would create a union with more than 2.7 million members.

However, since up to 130,000 of those members are based in Southern and Northern Ireland, the development has significant implications for unions here.