Trade Unionists for Proportional Representation

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May 14, 2026

Communications Workers Union votes to support proportional representation

CWU Conference
Credit: PFTM,

Amid all the political drama over the weekend, with the fallout from the elections and then calls on the Prime Minister to resign, there was also a significant development in the campaign for proportional representation. On Sunday, members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted decisively to reject Westminster’s failing First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system and back a move to …

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April 28, 2026

The fight for safety at work is the fight for democracy

Workers' Memorial Day
Credit: TUC,

Every day, an estimated 8,000 people die due to unsafe and unhealthy working conditions according to a report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) published in October 2025. About 1,000 workers die from accidents and 7,000 from work-related diseases, accounting for 5–7% of all deaths globally. They die because an employer decided profit mattered more, because a warning was ignored, …

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