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Unions attack retirement age change

BY ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009 12:55PM

Just as leading Unions have stepped up their battle against lifting the retirement age, the government has been forced to dismiss their claims for special rules for manual workers labelling them unfair.

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