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The British working class and its trade unions

Tuesday 9 September 2025 19:00
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For better or worse, there’s nothing like British trade unions, set up by workers, not by employer, government or church.

The working class created them to survive. Without them capitalism would have starved and worked us to death.

But defence is not enough. If we don’t remove the attackers, they keep coming back. British workers want change, but they still expect someone else to do it for them. That must change.

Come and discuss. Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation.

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Come and discuss. Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation

 

 

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