There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense.
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Arthur Scargill
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About Arthur Scargill
Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. He is best known for leading the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, a major event in the history of the British labour movement.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Arthur ScargillAll too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.
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