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What have Trade Unions ever done for us?

Graham Watson

10th February 2016

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For students born in the aftermath of Thatcherite reform which cast the unions as the industrial bogeyman, this TUC video goes some way towards redressing the balance. So what have the unions done for is......quite a lot acutally!

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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