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- 1 2 Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.417
- ↑ "Aspect education union votes to transfer into Prospect Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine ", Prospect, 7 December 2011
