The new General Secretary of the TUC has called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister in a bid to break the deadlocked industrial disputes sweeping across the country.
Paul Nowak called for a change in government direction, saying ministers should open pay negotiations with unions. It comes as rail workers continue a 48-hour strike, with more stoppages planned this month in the transport industry, NHS and civil service.
In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Nowak said public services were in crisis after years of “underfunding and understaffing.” He wrote: “We can’t solve these problems without a fair deal for the people on the frontline.
