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How can unions maximise wins from Britain's next government?
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports from Scottish TUC fringe meetings that discussed union priorities and strategies to influence the course of the next government

HOW to maximise working-class wins from a likely Labour government at British level? 

The question dominated two packed fringe meetings at the Scottish TUC — the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group’s Workers’ Rights after the General Election, and the joint Morning Star-Institute of Employment Rights (IER) meeting, Reclaim Our Rights, Rebuild Our Services.

Speakers painted a picture of devastation inflicted on communities by successive governments. 

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