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The Workers United Will Never Be Defeated

from Why I Protest (Bonus Version) by Mat Ward

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An eight-hour day, yearly vacations
Minimum pay, in line with inflation
All these things would not exist
If it weren't for unions

Parental leave, penalty rates
Reduced powers to terminate
These things would not be here today
Without the power of unity

The workers united will never be defeated
The workers united will never be defeated

Safer spaces, fewer deaths
Workplaces that must pass the test
Would never be reality
If it all came down to profit

Child labour, people enslaved
Contracts where your rights are waived
All these things would be the norm
If workers never fought

The workers united will never be defeated
The workers united will never be defeated

The bosses know it's a constant war
They know what they are fighting for
The power to screw every last dime
From the labour they exploit

The sixties showed the power of the workers
Ever since they've been trying to hurt us
But there's no way they'll ever get
That genie back in the bottle

The workers united will never be defeated
The workers united will never be defeated

Colombia had the strongest unions
Bosses hit back with paramilitary units
Members get murdered in their thousands
But still they're fighting on

The firms now use psychology
Making out that they're democracies
But their feedback groups will fool no one
As long as we stick together

The workers united will never be defeated
The workers united will never be defeated

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from Why I Protest (Bonus Version), released January 21, 2022

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Mat Ward blends future bass, drum and bass, punk and politics to come up with a different sound. He has released albums about financial markets, Apple, Elon Musk, surveillance, the media, Mars, protest chants and the climate. He also writes books and a music column that has been shared by the likes of Ru Paul, Chuck D, Tom Morello and Al Jourgensen. ... more

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