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The Fight of Our Lives – trade unions in the crisis of capitalism published by the Communist Party of Britain £2
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TRADE union action, driven by resistance to real pay cuts and intensified exploitation, is now at the highest levels so far this century.
How can this be built on? Where might such action lead, beyond immediate and partial victories?
This timely pamphlet from the Communist Party endeavours to answer these questions. It builds on a long tradition of Communists seeking to give shape and direction to the basic struggles of trade unions.
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