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The trade union fightback

In a throwback to the 1970s, the defence of union rights is once again a hot political topic in the

By Felicity Spector

Who’d have thought it? The hot political issue sweeping America is a throwback to the 1970s. Across the Midwest, in states like Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana, thousands are out on the streets in defence of trade union rights.

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