Trade unionists are gathering again this weekend for the TUC just as they did 30 years ago at the congress that triggered the Winter of Discontent. Leicester Square was dubbed Fester Square during the winter of 1979 Once again they meet against a backdrop of government demands for pay restraint. Public sector employees have been offered 2%, half the inflation rate. They are planning synchronised strike action... [read full story]
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Trade unionists are gathering again this weekend for the TUC just as they did 30 years ago at the congress that triggered the Winter of Discontent. Leicester Square was dubbed Fester Square during the winter of 1979 Once...
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