General Workers Union Secretary General Tony Zarb had harsh words to say about the lawyer who is appearing on behalf of MUBE in a BOV-recognition-related case.

This lawyer however is none other than Dr Paul Lia who many times appears on behalf of the Labour Party leaders. One such case was his recent appearance alongside Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at the House of Representatives' Privileges Committee facing Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil.

Mr Zarb said the lawyer is sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other. He must decide who he is to defend, Mr Zarb said.

He claimed GWU enjoys the trust of the majority of BOV employees.

MUBE had initiated court proceedings against GWU and because of this, Mr Zarb claimed, the collective agreement signing has been delayed by six months.

Mr Zarb defied Dr Lia to prove his assertion that BOV employees had been pressed to declare they wanted to join GWU.

 Mr Zarb also announced that on Monday the union will be publishing its manifesto regarding the European Parliament elections.

Mrv Zarb was speaking at an extraordinary conference of the Professional, Financial and Services section to elect a new secretary instead of Dr Cory Greenland who left to practice as a notary. Charles Galea was elected as the new secretary.