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31 October 2019updated 24 Jul 2021 5:47am

At this election, voters can reclaim their workplace rights

A Labour government would enhance the power of the unions and transform the British economy.

By Dave Ward

The fight of our lives is upon us. In the coming general election campaign, we will see two competing visions fighting it out. One is a defence of the stale status-quo and out-of-control capitalism. The other is an offer of hope, that things do not have to be the way that they are right now. This campaign offers us a once in a lifetime opportunity to elect the most radical and transformative government that this country has probably ever seen. It’s not just about kicking out the Tories – it is about resetting our country so that it works for working class people.

I will be doing all I can to support Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party because I believe that their offer to rebalance our economy in favour of working people is one that cannot be turned down. Over the last few years I have been passionately arguing for a new deal for workers that will transform the lives of working people across the country. Our campaign has seen tens of thousands of people get behind our pledges to end exploitation and offer more power to those who feel completely powerless. 

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