TUC agrees to call national demonstration to demand investment in public services
The motion also called for public sector unions to plan for coordinated industrial action
Delegates at this year’s TUC Congress in Brighton have voted for the TUC to call a national demonstration this autumn to demand investment in public services.
They did so by passing a motion proposed by the PCS union on public sector pay which also called for all public sector unions to plan for coordinated industrial action “to secure real gains for workers”.
The motion argued that Andy Burnham replacing Keir Starmer “means nothing unless there is a change in direction that meets the needs of workers and working-class communities” and that the government should seek to “launch sustained public investment to jump-start economic growth”.
The motion also called on Burnham to re-open talks on public sector pay for 2026/7.
Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward
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