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Julian Assange
UNITE is backing the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) campaign against the detention of Julian Assange pending extradition proceedings.
The NUJ had written a letter to union general secretaries in Britain to raise concerns over the attempted use of the US Espionage Act to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder for having exposed US war crimes committed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Unite echoed the NUJ’s call for unions to support its strong opposition to Mr Assange’s persecution and the plans to extradite him to the US.
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LAURA DAVISON traces how Murdoch’s mass sackings, political deals and legal loopholes shattered collective bargaining 40 years ago – and how persistent NUJ organising, landmark court victories and new employment rights legislation are finally challenging that legacy
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