119. Organising in the food and retail industry
During the pandemic, we saw shortages of basic goods during the first few weeks – what was this due to?
There were lots of talk around food shortages due to how much food the UK imports, around the Brexit negotiations – what do socialists think should be done about this?
As part of overcoming these shortages, the big supermarket companies started pooling some of their distribution networks – what does this say about the role of the market?
Iain Dalton - chair of Usdaw Broad Left talks to Socialism
Further reading
http://socialismtoday.org/trouble-on-the-high-street
https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/29523/04-09-2019/what-strategy-can-end-the-retail-jobs-massacre
Website of Usdaw members in the CWI - usdawactivist.wordpress.com
https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/25218/05-04-2017/what-would-a-socialist-food-industry-look-like
https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/31554/28-10-2020/food-and-a-capitalist-brexit-no-trust-in-tory-deals