Some years ago, during a tea break in annual NJC pay negotiations, I was approached - somewhat aggressively - by a member of the employers' side. The man concerned -an ex-miner, who represented a 'mining' region on the NJC and who was a Labour councillor - berated me for what I considered a modest pay claim. T don't know what you're going on about,' he said. 'My wife does for nowt at 'ome what you're asking for a rise for your members.'
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