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Building collectivism – the CWU's strategy to turn a race to the bottom into a race to the top
CWU leader DAVE WARD sets out the union's vision for a different Britain
'Today’s rally is the start – what’s crucial now is what happens next'

IT’S never been more important for us to deliver a New Deal for Workers and a new social settlement for the UK and we cannot wait for political change.

Johnson is a shambolic figure and the Tories will never level up, because they will never level out power and wealth. 

And, whilst Labour has done well in cornering Johnson, the party has completely failed to set out any coherent vision to end inequality and division – and build real solidarity amongst working-class people.

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