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We believe it’s in our members’ interests to elect a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government
Rather than Labour being merely the least worst option, it has the opportunity to bring about a radical socialist vision, says MARK SERWOTKA

THE 150th Congress begins this week as outrage builds over this chaotic Tory government’s attacks on workers and those most in need of support from the state. In the time-honoured tradition of our movement, we need both an industrial and a political response.

The attacks are multi-pronged and designed to divide, demonise and dampen the resistance of working people to the government. 

PCS members have been targeted under this strategy by the imposition of the pay cap and then by falling foul of draconian anti-trade union laws simply for attempting to exercise their democratic right to strike.

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