Thousands of 'red wall' jobs at risk without green investment, TUC warns PM

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The warning of a heavy hit to 'red wall' jobs comes ahead of a Trades Union Congress conference which will be dominated by protecting workers post-COVID.

"If we move quickly, we can still safeguard Britain’s industrial heartlands. The government should boost investment to at least the G7 average and commit to the Green Jobs Taskforce plans in full.

The conference will also see the public debut of new Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, elected last month, who is also due to speak on Tuesday, in support of a TUC motion demanding an end to"fire and rehire" by employers. The TUC claims that unless the government acts now nearly 260,000 manufacturing jobs and more than 400,000 in supply chains could be moved offshore to countries that offer superior green infrastructure and greater support for decarbonising industry.

 

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