What do the boldest commitments in Labour’s 2019 manifesto have in common? In the case of two of the policies that have generated the most excited (and derisive) coverage – a four-day week and free, nationalised broadband – the answer is the Communication Workers Union.
While talk of union influence on the Labour leadership usually begins and ends at the name Len McCluskey, the CWU – the party’s fifth-largest trade union affiliate – has wielded arguably greater clout than any other when it comes to shaping what Corbynism would mean as a programme for government.
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