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Workers’ dark day as Trade Union Act is made law
THE Trade Union Act became law yesterday on what was branded a “dark day” for working people.
The Bill was given royal assent after clearing its final hurdle in the Lords on Tuesday night following an eight-month battle to block it in and outside Parliament.
“The Bill’s progress today is simply a dark day for workers and for those who speak up in their defence when power is misused,” said Unite general secretary Len McCluskey.
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