Contents Comment


4 General secretary Sharon Graham’s view


5 National officer Bev Clarkson writes


News & regulars


5 Top stories Latest Landworker stories


32 Stay safe Danger from dust


34 Rural life The Show where it’s at


37 Gardenwise Pleasures of the autumn garden


38 On the shelf Review of Harvesting freedom


12 14 34 16 Features


10 Tolpuddle 2023 Dispatches from the deluge


12 Burston bonanza Fun as families celebrate the longest strike ever


16 Unite for rural workers Unite super-rep Stéf Kasprowski speaks out


20 ‘You can change everything in this factory…’ With Unite on your side anything is possible


28 Ascott celebrates its’ women heroes Village honours bravery of women who changed lives 150 years on


36 All the fun of the Oak Fair A truly wild day out


Campaigns


14 Govt attacks on the rural working poor In work on Universal Credit? Things just got a whole lot worse…


18 The secret stranglehold Who’s really at the heart of exploiting migrant workers?


22 Destination TikTok – with a little drag twist Reaching out to migrant workers through social media


24 Taking a stand at the Show Unite shows visitors to the Royal Welsh a different stock breed


26 Staying connected in the countryside Unite and making an impact with rural social media


30 A woman ahead of her time Joan Maynard MP, farmworkers’ champion


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uniteLANDWORKER Autumn 2023


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Front cover pic: David & Istvan Imre by Mark Thomas


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