The Iron and Steel Trades Confederation was a British trade union for metal-workers and allied groups. It was formed on 1 January 1917 as a merger of existing steel-workers' unions and it is now part of Community.
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“The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve.
Lovers, to bed; ‘tis almost fairy time.”
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To lift shrewd steel against our golden crown,
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A glorious angel. Then if angels fight,
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