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We in Jersey pay our union dues, and | went to my first T&GWU women's conference in April this year, and highlighted these issues there, but no-one seems to care.
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The dangerous part of the statement was to encourage 500 'unproductive' people to leave: this was what Nazi Germany said in 1930s. Are you now getting the picture?
You have the European Social Forum in October this year. If my words are heard, then perhaps the trade unions will join forces and fight gainst tax havens as part of the fight for equality all over the world.
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