Government must stand up for Bombardier workers and Northern Ireland economy, says TUC

Commenting on today’s (Wednesday) decision by the US Department of Commerce to impose punitive tariffs on Bombardier exports, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“Bombardier workers will rightly be worried by this grim news. Thousands of high-skilled jobs are on the line.

“The government must stand up for those workers, and for the Northern Ireland economy. Expressing disappointment is not enough. The Prime Minister must put genuine pressure on the US government to rethink this decision now.

“This should be a wake-up call to those who view the US as our trading saviour after Brexit. The US slapping huge tariffs on key UK exports is not a good sign of things to come.”