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Tue 03 Mar 2011Labour should not join with FG, says union

TALKS WARNING:ONE OF the State’s largest trade unions has cautioned the Labour Party against joining Fine Gael in a coalition government.

Calling on the party to lead a “game-changing” opposition coalition of the left, Unite regional secretary Jimmy Kelly said voters did not vote for a Fine Gael overall majority.