(Adds GWU rally and AD comments)

The protest against the utility tariffs and the budget, due to have been held on Thursday by the GWU has been moved to Friday at 5.30 p.m., and all trade unions will take part.

The announcement was made at a press conference this afternoon attended by senior officials of the GWU, the CMTU, UHM, MUT and the MUMN.

The unions said this was a historic occasion in which all would be joining forces for the first time.

In a rally for members later in the evening, the GWU celebrated the achievement with general secretary Tony Zarb saying that the GWU would now be joined by the other unions in a united front against the tariffs with the message being "revise or compensate".

In a statement, Alternattiva Demokratika congratulated the unions saying it was enthralled to see them all working in unison.

"The social partners are ready to lead and, as already stated on our part, we are ready to follow," chairman Arnold Cassola said.

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