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Thu 10 Oct 2009Film-maker decries recent efforts to demonise organised labour
TRADE UNIONISM may not be a cure for all social and economic ills but its value in improving the lives of working people should not be underestimated, according to acclaimed American independent film-maker, John Sayles.
According to Sayles, as traditional US industries shut down or moved overseas and the US moved to a service economy, fewer workers belonged to trade unions and the disparity in income and power began to revert to early 1900s levels.
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