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There is power in a union, striking workers tell Glastonbury’s Left Field stage
Festival goers walk under the 'Revive' sign during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Sunday, June 25, 2023

STRIKING workers were joined by Royal College of Nurses general secretary Pat Cullen at Glastonbury’s Left Field stage today to stress the power of being in a union.

Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, introducing the panel debate titled Power in a Union: a Year of Strikes and Solidarity, called the wave of strikes sweeping Britain now as important as the miners’ strike in the 1980s.

Ms Cullen said: “Taking strike action is the difference between paying your rent next month or standing up for yourself. 

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