Sewing serious assault into pay and conditions is a crude way to do business
Alarming allegations from union bosses need answers, writes Susan O'Keeffe
Politicians took many, many days making demands and arguing to find or force their way into a new government; now it’s the public’s turn. The queue of demands is going to grow and swell - online, on paper, on the streets and, most definitely, on the airwaves. No surprise I hear you say, and you’re right, but just watch the jostling in that ever lengthening queue – that’s where it will turn ugly as the race for the various demands intensifies.
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