The trade union movement could be irrevocably damaged by the battle with prime minister Gordon Brown over public sector pay, a senior unionist has admitted. Jonathan Baume, general secretary of the First Division Association (FDA), which represents 17,000 senior civil servants, warned that the trade unions' planned 'summer of discontent' could backfire. The National Union of Teachers, Unison and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) have been holding talks about co-ordinated strikes over public service pay. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka has threatened "widespread industrial action" by the end of the summer. Brown's speech at the Labour Party conference in September has been mooted as a possible target. But speaking exclusively to Personnel Today, Baume said those unions were losing touch with the reality of modern government, and risked alienating their members. "The unions are at a watershed," he said. "If relationships with Gordon Brown's g

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