"But there is no way the union can claim any kind of victory."

Union claims this morning that there were no negotiations going on are simply not true, he added.

The union claims to have Newark's best interests at heart.

The union claims to be taking a moral stand in the interests of its minority members.

But the actual number was far higher - the union claims it exceeded 90 percent.

The union claimed that the proposed rule changes would cut workers salaries by 38 percent.

The election monitor said that the local has 52,000 members, down sharply from the 70,000 the union claimed three years ago.

By the end of August the union claimed 100 members and had four workplace branches.

The Union claimed 55 churches and 5,412 congregants in 2011.

Or is it - as the unions claim - down to politicians getting involved behind the scenes?