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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Adam Robertson

UK Government language on strikes are plot to vilify workers, says union chief

UNION chief Roz Foyer has said the language used by the UK Government towards trade unions is an attempt to portray workers as “the root of all evil”.

Over the past year, former prime minister Liz Truss has referred to “militant unions” and told them to “get back to work”.

Grant Shapps told them to “stop grandstanding” while Nadhim Zahawi claimed industrial action was playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands and Buckingham MP Greg Smith claimed unions were “holding the country to ransom”.

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