The Unions, the bulk of Labour support, will not go against the government on this issue . It is simply a union representatives path to destruction and loss of union representation in the NEC to stand firm against the government on the issue.
You need to check your facts Bruce:
NO2ID:Press Release TUC: Unions overwhelmingly oppose ID cards – contradicting government spin
The TUC in Brighton, has pledged to resist the identity scheme "with all means at its disposal". [1] The motion was carried overwhelmingly.
This puts unions on a collision course with the government over civil liberties, and contrasts with the government spin that "unions approve ID cards" [2] issued after the Labour Party National Policy Forum at Warwick at the end of July.
The motion, from the airline pilots' union, BALPA draws particular attention to the Home Office plans timetabled for next year on to force airside workers to register on the National Identity Register for life, as a condition of having a job.