The Trades Union Congress calls for manufacturing job shortages to be tackled by 2030

In the UK, the manufacturing sector continues to see a depletion in numbers, with many longstanding employees looking to retire in the next 10 years. In order to plug the gap and entice talent to the industry, the Trades Union Congress has stated its need for £1mn to support the growth of manufacturing and high-tech jobs by 2030, according to The Guardian.
“The rise in pay growth is little consolation for workers in the middle of the longest pay squeeze in 200 years, with real wages expected only to get back to pre-crisis level in 2024.  We need a plan that supports jobs and wages.
“That means the government putting the minimum wage up to £10 as quickly as possible, and it means giving unions the freedom to enter every workplace and negotiate fair pay rises,” commented TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady.