THE Labour Party was issued a stark call from the CWU union today to change direction “towards the true interests of working-class people,” as the union rejected demands for disaffiliation.Opening discussion on the union’s political strategy, CWU general secretary Dave Ward spoke frankly in support of a new policy document, which took aim at the “failure of the current leadership and a comprehensive, class-focused approach.”He told delegates: “The Employment Rights Act is the biggest uplift for workers’ individual and collective rights in decades.

THE Labour Party was issued a stark call from the CWU union today to change direction “towards the true interests of working-class people,” as the union rejected demands for disaffiliation.

Opening discussion on the union’s political strategy, CWU general secretary Dave Ward spoke frankly in support of a new policy document, which took aim at the “failure of the current leadership and a comprehensive, class-focused approach.”

He told delegates: “The Employment Rights Act is the biggest uplift for workers’ individual and collective rights in decades.

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