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What the CWU asks of Scottish Labour
An alternative economic model run by and for local communities has already gained a foothold in some areas of Scotland — now we need the Community Wealth Building project to spread, writes CRAIG ANDERSON
FIGHT FOR THE ALTERNATIVE: CWU members outside the Scottish Parliament building, December 15, 2022
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We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
THE rising cost of living and the wages and earnings crisis is pushing more and more people into financial uncertainty, with many households facing the very real prospect of having to choose between eating or heating. Some won’t even have that choice as they face absolute poverty.
This unacceptable state of affairs is increasingly on display for all to see in an economy owned and run by corporate interests, as wealth created by workers flows to the already wealthy or is extracted by external investors.
Like so many workers across Britain, our members in the CWU are having to take industrial action over falling pay and attacks on their terms and conditions. Our members are currently in the fight of their lives to ensure our 500-year-old postal service isn’t chopped up, sold off and turned into a gig-economy shell of the industry we have all cherished and relied on.
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