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The new cabal of militant union barons threatening to bring havoc to Britain • Apr. 18, 2025, 7:45 PM ET (The Telegraph)
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Government scrambles to save British Steel as firm faces crisis within crisis • Apr. 12, 2025, 3:32 AM ET (The Guardian)
Key Labor Union Backs Donald Trump's Tariffs: 'Something Needed to Be Done' • Apr. 8, 2025, 11:03 PM ET (Newsweek)

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Jackie Presser
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Dieter Schulte
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