
Mick Lynch: Strife, strikes and workers' rights
The Interview
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How Can Young People Say It Was Right to Support Brexit?
Trade Union membership in the 70s was roughly at 75, 80%. Today it's roughly a quarter, 25%. You know how many young people are the age of 25 are actually in unions? 4%. And that's a challenge for us. We've left vast areas of the economy unorganised. I recognise that boring branch meetings and boring structures aren't the way forward. Young people think you're out of touch with their views to some extent. They may look at you, one of the most influential prominent union leaders in the country who still today says I have no regrets about supporting Brexit. But also speaking as somebody who looks at Britain today I see that the clear majority of young people
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