THE wave of strike action since the pandemic must be built on with a confident working class that demands being paid for their value in society, the Morning Star Labour Conference fringe meeting heard today.

MP for Cynon Valley Beth Winter made a call of unity as she urged shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves to commit to pay restoration to levels of at least 2010.

“For me, it is about achieving the socialism that we very much deserve and desperately need,” she said.