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What is the difference between lawful and unlawful industrial action? How does a trade union gain statutory protection in relation to industrial action? What can be categorised as a trade dispute? Is it possible to gain an injunction to prevent industrial action? What is the difference between official and unofficial industrial action? Can an employee be dismissed for taking lawful industrial action? Where employees take strike action, can their employer hire temporary staff to cover their work?