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Amid the pandemic it is falling on the labour and the trade union movement to build power to hold this negligent government to account, says HELEN O’CONNOR

HOW many more people have to die before the effective management of Covid-19 is taken seriously by those who hold power in this country?
Public-health protection lags far behind protecting private profit and the lessons coming out of Manaus in Brazil serve as a warning that many more will die if business continues as usual.
All opportunities to funnel cash into privatising the pandemic response have been exploited by government.
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