General Council statement on Brexit

The General Council of the (United Kingdom) Trades Union Congress issued a statement on Brexit on the 10 September 2018 at the time of the holding of the TUC Congress in Manchester, 9-12 September 2018.

Frances O'Grady, TUC General Secretary, said that there was a growing risk of crashing out of the EU without a deal. The TUC set three tests that any Brexit deal had to meet:

+ protecting jobs
+ a level playing field on rights
+ peace in Northern Ireland.

The TUC had no confidence in Theresa May’s ability to deliver a deal that met those tests.

She warned Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister that if her Brext deal did not meet these tests, the TUC would throw its weight behind the call for a vote on the terms of Brexit.

ESO: Find further information in ESO on the impact of Brexit on UK trade unions and their members https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis-results?term=brexit&after%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&before%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&type=All&report_type=All&topic=

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

TUC: Press Release, 09.09.18: If Mrs May's Brexit deal isn't good enough, we'll demand a popular vote https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/if-mrs-mays-brexit-deal-isnt-good-enough-well-demand-popular-vote

TUC: Campaigns: A jobs and rights-first Brexit https://www.tuc.org.uk/campaigns/jobs-and-rights-first-brexit

BBC News, 09.09.18: Brexit: TUC issues new EU referendum warning to May https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45464115

In Facts, 17.08.18: Steelworkers’ trade union comes out for People’s Vote https://infacts.org/steelworkers-trade-union-comes-out-for-peoples-vote/

The Guardian, 08.09.18: Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/08/unions-poll-massive-backing-second-eu-brexit-referendum

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