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As I'm sure you know, it wasn't just globalisation, Margaret Thatcher's intention was to spancel the unions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_labour_law_

• bechampion 11y ago
  Unions are noisy lately here in London , i'll have 2 hours commute next week thanks to them.
  • barking 11y ago
    The public sector is the only sector that is still strongly unionised while also being the sector with least necessity for it
• pjc50 11y ago
  Yes - although she wasn't the first or only person to propose that. That Wikipedia page leaves out both "In Place Of Strife" (1969 Labour government), and the three day week itself. The disruption caused by high levels of industrial action greatly reduced the support of the public for it.