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over centuries, the labour move­ ment fought to establish basic rights for workers, combatting the vested interests of avaricious capital­ ists and the cynicism of the state, which consigned to the workhouse those unable to find employment in the mines and fac­ tories. through collective action in the form of trades unions, then later through the political parties that were established in their...