The sector, which supports 20,000 jobs, is said to be at a “critical point” - #PaulNowak, the TUC general secretary, said: “Britain’s ceramics industry is a fundamental part of our national identity and a vital economic powerhouse for the whole country."
Head of the TUC, #PaulNowak has warned a failure to “deliver the ‘change’ that was on the front of the Labour manifesto” was leading voters to Reform, chief among them millions of his own Trade Union members!
Sir #KeirStarmer must tackle the #CostOfLivingCrisis in 2026 or risk a further surge in support for #NigelFarage, the boss of Britain's trade unions, #PaulNowak, has warned!

>>Nowak also had a warning for Starmer. “Don’t learn the wrong lessons from what happens in the local election results on 1 May,” he said. “I don’t think lurching to the right is the answer. You’ll never out-Reform Reform. The solution doesn’t lie in aping Farage.”<<

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says | Reform UK | The Guardian

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Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says

Exclusive: Paul Nowak acknowledges voters’ frustrations but says Reform UK hasn’t got the answers, and urges Keir Starmer to resist any move to the right

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... strike to specify the workforce required to maintain necessary and safe levels of service. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “No matter how ...#StrikesMinimumServiceLevelsAct #PaulNowak
Government launches ‘sham’ consultation on anti-strike law
Government launches ‘sham’ consultation on anti-strike law

Morning Star
As the WSWS explained upon him taking office, Nowak made clear in a series of media interviews that the growing strike movement was not the result of ...

Nowak’s appeal is for the Tories to reinstate the role of the union bureaucracy in suppressing the working class through a tripartite arrangement with employers and the government.
Trades Union Congress general secretary writes “Dear Prime Minister” letter calling for talks to end UK strike wave
Trades Union Congress general secretary writes “Dear Prime Minister” letter calling for talks to end UK strike wave

Nowak’s appeal is for the Tories to reinstate the role of the union bureaucracy in suppressing the working class through a tripartite arrangement with employers and the government.

World Socialist Web Site
The national rally in Parliament Square was held during the 13th day of national strike action by 115,000 postal workers.

The union bureaucracy’s nationalism and servility before the capitalist state was epitomised by its march to Buckingham Palace to plead for support from King Charles.
Communications Workers Union pleads at national rally for pro-business settlement to end UK postal strike
Communications Workers Union pleads at national rally for pro-business settlement to end UK postal strike

The union bureaucracy’s nationalism and servility before the capitalist state was epitomised by its march to Buckingham Palace to plead for support from King Charles.

World Socialist Web Site