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fcce011a | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @43d7c4ea
Also, why were pay increases impossible before the strikes as they would "increase inflation", but this increase can happen without any mention of inflation?
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b8de67a3 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
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What's also interesting is for years the Right resisted #minimumwages as a distortion of 'efficient' labour markets & then when they arrived bailed to keep them low... but when you're in a tight spot politically....