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The women changing Britain's unions

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Saturday, 4 August 2012 (on August 4, 2012)
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With unemployment among women at a 20-year high, a new wave of female union leaders and activists has come to the fore, reviving the fight for workers' rights when they are under greater threat than..

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