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MARK SERWOTKA, of civil servants’ union PCS, calls for an end to the ongoing ‘wage restraint’ that sees workers plunged into poverty at a time when there are more billionaires in this country than ever before
FOR THE WORKERS: Mark Serwotka speaks at a May Day rally in 2017

MILLIONS of people are facing unimaginable hardship, the likes of which we thought were consigned to the past — but instead of helping them, the Tories are indulging themselves in the grotesque spectacle of a leadership contest. 

People have simply had enough and it’s trade unions who are spearheading the fightback. 

We’re determined to win for our members because it’s hard to overstate how bleak things are and how much worse they’ll get. 

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