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THE huge surge of national and many local strikes has relit the union pilot light. For the first time since the miners’ strike of 1984/85 the union movement has risen back into the consciousness of many workplaces and sectors, prompting debate about what happens next.
There was no knock-out victory, no emphatic change in the balance of power, rather a pause as many compromise settlements were accepted.
Thus, the RCN, CWU, UCU and others have accepted a return to their various corners, like boxers waiting for the points verdicts.
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