There’s a strike going on at the moment. It’s quite understandable if you’ve missed it, as unlike many recent strikes there were few headlines in the national press. When public sector workers go on strike we hear about nothing else for days, and sections of the press can’t wait to vilify public servants for standing up for themselves. Yet when workers in the private sector do likewise, against a multinational conglomerate that wants to cut their pensions whilst making profits in the billions?
You could hear a pin drop.
It’s almost as if trade unionists in the private sector don’t fit into the accepted media narrative.
Watch this video, which explains why Unilever workers are taking action, and ask yourself why this doesn’t merit media attention. Because if this isn’t predatory capitalism, I don’t know what is…
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