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Leicester Labour Council Follows Tories Not Trade Unions

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British Gas Strike Against ‘Fire & Rehire’ Continues

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#StopTheBritishGasFire: A Picket Report from Leicester

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Schools in Leicester Moving to Online Teaching Under Pressure from Workers

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Trust Unions, Not the Tories: Advice for Leicester’s Labour City Mayor

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