Britain's strike wave escalates as millions push for action

Britain's strike wave escalates as millions push for action

The growing mass movement brings the working class into a direct confrontation with trade unions working desperately to contain and sabotage their struggle and a Conservative government seeking to impose the full weight of the crisis on workers and ...
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from: WSWS

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Labour Party, Strike action, Trade union, United Kingdom, Winter of Discontent
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