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TRADE union membership is more important than ever before to guarantee workers’ rights and support a future Labour government, the CWU conference heard today.
Opening the telecoms and financial services conference in Bournemouth, deputy general secretary Andy Kerr said that while there were “32.25 million people in work … so the economy looks as though it’s doing well,” 903,000 were employed on zero-hours contracts.
He said: “Yes, there is a lot of employment, but in-work poverty is on the rise.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Labour’s watered-down legislation won’t protect us from unfair dismissal or ban some zero-hours contracts until 2027 — leaving millions of young people vulnerable to the populist right’s appeal, warns TUC young workers chair FRASER MCGUIRE
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street