"In point of fact it was UNION activists who caused the three day week." Not denying that fact. The unions have sometimes caused real problems for industry and have done much unnecessary damage but overall, all the gains in wages, employment conditions, holiday pay, workers rights etc, etc have been gained by the unions and fought for by the working people. They were NEVER given willingly. Any improvement in your working conditions has had to be fought for in the past. What ever the tories have "given" to the working people, they have given more to the richer sections of society and enhanced their lives to a greater degree.