Labour movement history in Britain shows workers secured reforms through collective pressure and political representation, rather than being gifted from above, writes KEITH FLETT
THE retail crisis continues as the latest stats show that nearly 10,000 jobs have been lost in retail since the start of the year and the industry lost 57,000 jobs last year.
Usdaw, the shopworkers’ trade union, has joined retail employers in calling for measures to tackle the crisis on our high streets, including a reform of business rates to help level the playing field between online and “bricks-and-mortar” retailers.
This is not about favours from government, it’s about fairness across all forms of retailing.
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
Making sure this Labour government delivers on decent jobs, strong workplace rights and well-funded public services will defeat the easy answers to real frustrations peddled by the far right, writes JOANNE THOMAS
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street


