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#1 Submitted by keith.... on November 1, 2023 - 10:21am

UCU banners were evident at the latest pro-Hamas/anti-semitic hate marches through central London at the weekend. Union members should be fully aware as to what their union fees are spent on, and reappraise their membership accordingly.

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