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Granting of Olympics to London means re-statement of trade union demands

In November 2003 GLATUC set down a series of points to ensure p[roper trade union standards. The award of the Games to London means these must be pressed with increased vigour. The GLATUC demands were:

• Assurances that all construction work is carried out to proper safety standards and by unionised labour
• That the costs of such Games should be borne by the national purse and by those businesses that profit by the Games
• That facilities created for the Games shall be kept in public ownership and made available for local people to use
• That all initiatives such as transport links shall be developed to ensure they have long term benefit to the locality beyond the life of the Games
• That all contracts shall have proper equality and other social clauses to ensure proper standards are reached including trade union membership
• That any improvements in local economies shall be used for the long term benefit of the residents
• That proper independent analysis shall be made of the statistical impact of the Games so that a proper assessment of such initiatives can be made
• That there be long term commitment to provision of sports facilities at local level