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Welsh unions are supporting Ukrainian workers. We need more of this solidarity

Solidarity means showing your face and letting Ukrainian miners and trade unionists know they are not alone

By Mick Antoniw
Welsh unions are supporting Ukrainian workers. We need more of this solidarity
Welsh union members and politicians hand over supplies to Ukrainian miners in Pavlograd
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I have just returned from my seventh trip driving supplies from Wales to Ukraine to support the Ukrainian miners’ union, many of whose members are currently fighting Russian forces.

These units need military equipment, medical kit, drones, power packs and rations on a daily basis – and Welsh political parties, businesses, trade unions and individuals have stumped up to provide it.

I’m the Senned member for Pontypridd, on the edge of the Rhondda Valley, heart of the traditional coal mining area of South Wales.

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