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Foreign Guest Workers Being Used Instead of Brits Causes Strikes in the UK

Since when does free trade theory mean one is trading people, increasing the labor supply, displacing citizens of a region, repressing wages and avoiding the rights of citizen workers through specialty work visas?

The Brits sure seem to think not as well. Agreement ends wildcat strikes over foreign workers was reached due to hiring more British workers for jobs in the UK.

Agreement ends wildcat strikes over foreign workers

A worker celebrates as he and colleagues return to work after voting to end their strike at the Lindsey oil refinery in north Lincolnshire. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images