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- 1 2 Marsh, Arthur (1984). Trade Union Handbook (3 ed.). Aldershot: Gower. p. 245. ISBN 0566024268.
- ↑ Kellas, James G. (1989). The Scottish Political System. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0521368642.
- ↑ Waddington, Jeremy; Kahmann, Marcus; Hoffmann, Jürgen. A Comparison of the Trade Union Merger Process in Britain and Germany: Joining forces?. Routledge Research in Employment Relations. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 159. ISBN 0-415-35378-5.