It's difficult to imagine a situation in which strikes would be more justified - defending members pension rights - rights that have been promised and paid for.

He has defended members of Critical Mass, the bicyclists' group, as well as protesters arrested during the Republican National Convention.

And hence the calls now for a DG to strengthen the Institute's lobbying to defend members against any further regulatory encroachments.

Conversely, a strong internal power structure with a confident ideology will defend members from external interference, depending, of course, on the nature of the relationship.

Shapiro has also defended members of JonBenét Ramsey's family whom he believes are innocent.

They spent nearly $1 million Australian dollars defending Best, as well as hundreds of thousands to defend other members also accused of rape.

He defended members of the Baader-Meinhof gang in court.

Since clan members were expected to defend fellow members (even to the point of murder), government authorities constantly struggled to suppress powerful kinship groups.

He made a name for himself defending striking workers and members of the revolutionary parties.

With the national pay and conditions structure demolished ( probably the main motive for this rushed bill)- the teaching unions will not be able to defend members unfairly treated.