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           <description><![CDATA[  A FEW dozen union members hold the key to a possible deal to end six months of industrial action in Southampton over pay cuts, the Daily Echo can reveal.
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  RESIDENTS associations have condemned the collapse of a possible deal to end strikes in Southampton with one community leader warning the long running
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  A FIFTH day of talks between council and union leaders broke up with threats of further strike action in Southampton next week.
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