Government must respond to OECD warning by ensuring workers do not pay the price of Brexit, says TUC

7 July 2016

Commenting on the publication today (Thursday) of the OECD’s latest employment outlook for the UK, which warns that Brexit will reduce growth and damage job creation, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“Workers are still paying the price from the last recession, with UK wage growth far behind the rest of the OECD. With the OECD warning that Brexit will harm jobs and growth, we need urgent action from government to make sure that workers do not pay the price again.

“The TUC has published a plan of action to keep the economy moving. The government must give the go-ahead for a third runway at Heathrow, bring forward major new infrastructure projects like high-speed rail and announce a big expansion in housebuilding.”

NOTES TO EDITORS:

- The TUC has published a plan of action to keep the economy moving, including an urgent programme of public investment: The full TUC report ‘Working people must not pay the price for the vote to leave the EU: an action plan to protect the economy, jobs and workers’ rights’ can be found at: www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/WorkingPeopleMustNotPaythePrice.pdf

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