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Congress believes that the new Labour government can end over a decade of delay and incoherence over our national industrial strategy.
As trade unions we have a unique insight into how codependent and mutually beneficial our industries are to economic growth and national security.
The workers in steel, gas, chemicals, water and wider manufacturing rely on each other for work. As one collapses, another becomes vulnerable.
These established industries have made the UK prosperous and stable; their decline threatens our national security.
The Tories dogmatic neoliberal approach has meant that rather than an industrial strategy we have exported jobs, offshored profits, and collapsed UK industry.
The new government has the chance to put workers and communities at the heart of a new industrial strategy.
Congress recognises that:
i. national security is dependent on an economy with industry at its heart that works for all
ii. gas remains vital to powering UK manufacturing, from food and beverages to steel, as well as 22 million home boilers
iii. decarbonisation must be led by the workers, industries and communities involved.
Congress commits to:
a. an industrial strategy policy that maximises our domestic energy strengths for national security, with all assets and options part of the solution: nuclear, renewables and oil and gas production
b. backing the build of Sizewell C, and supporting small modular reactors (SMRs)
c. working with the UK government on procurement policy which prioritises domestic supply chains, unionised jobs and workers’ voices.
GMB
AMENDMENT
Insert new bullet point iii. (and renumber existing bullet point iii. as iv.):
“iii. support the public ownership of energy companies to end profiteering, reduce household bills and strengthen national security.”
Unite
AMENDMENT
Insert new bullet point between first and second (and renumber existing bullet points):
ii. “over 90 per cent of goods arrive and depart the UK by sea, making resilient supply chains dependent on a strong UK merchant navy to safeguard the supply of food, fuel, and other vital goods”
Add new final bullet point:
“d. an industrial strategy that supports the growth of our domestic maritime industry and merchant navy.“
Nautilus International