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1015:Syndicalism
939:Trades hall
929:Union label
914:Local union
846:Trade union
640:trade union
616:local union
515:South Korea
495:Netherlands
490:New Zealand
119:Syndicalism
89:Proletariat
69:Decent work
1681:Categories
1583:Protection
1553:Labor code
1548:Job strain
1375:Strike pay
1314:Bargaining
1261:Green bans
1254:newspapers
1100:Union shop
1069:Industrial
919:Union dues
749:2014-04-06
564:Labour law
373:Green bans
366:newspapers
258:Sick leave
253:Sabbatical
1558:Labor law
1415:Givebacks
1398:Reactions
1196:Stay-away
1181:Picketing
1176:Precarity
1156:Grievance
1090:Open shop
1071:relations
867:Structure
860:Formation
688:Footnotes
510:Singapore
465:Hong Kong
440:Australia
193:Equal pay
114:Communism
109:Socialism
1613:Workload
1598:Overwork
1191:Slowdown
505:Portugal
445:Barbados
403:Walkouts
378:Lockouts
228:Overwork
79:Timeline
25:a series
22:Part of
1296:Whipsaw
1291:Walkout
1186:Salting
1129:Actions
723:3 April
653:In the
470:Ireland
460:Georgia
1239:Hartal
1151:Gherao
958:Models
659:Canada
622:), in
525:Sweden
500:Norway
475:Israel
450:Brazil
351:Hartal
1249:Bandh
1024:Types
632:lodge
626:, or
620:local
480:Malta
361:Bandh
1638:stub
1110:Bump
934:Salt
725:2020
657:and
455:Fiji
322:WFTU
317:ITUC
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614:A
28:on
1669:e
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