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previous “PR gimmicks” such as George Osborne’s ‘March of the Makers’.


He said, “The UK’s exit from the EU has the potential to administer a seismic economic shock to our jobs and prosperity, but the response of the government so far has been very concerning – relinquishing our access to the single market, plus corporate welfare and tax cuts as bribes to business are not the ways to build a sustainable economy for all.


“We need a serious plan to address the


tens of thousands of engineering jobs we need by 2020, assisting employers with decent apprenticeships to over-train to fill to gaps. And there must be substantial efforts to improve the infrastructure across this country, better connecting our cities and investing in affordable housing.


“Above all, the greatest support the government could provide UK jobs and business is to commit to access to the single market and the customs union.”


Unite is making it clear it will not accept any watering down of workers’ rights,


ven UK? For more on attacks on pay and conditions blamed on Brexit and latest campaigns see www.uniteBrexitCheck.org


terms or conditions and is determined to take a stand against Brexit on the Tories’ terms, demanding that trade union values of secure jobs, with decent pay and a strong collective voice for workers are at the heart of the government’s negotiations.


As if low pay, increases in zero hours contracts and constraints on industrial action wasn’t bad enough, the focus for Unite now moves to fighting the Brexit blame game.


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