Money set aside for defence should instead be channelled to union workers, according to a conference of members.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC), starting today, will argue ‘investment in workers’ should come before rises in national security spending.
The motion, part of the Wages Not Weapons campaign, says ‘real security’ is built through – among other things – ‘strong public services’ and ‘social protection’.
It calls for ‘sustained public investment in health, education, housing, social care, social security and climate resilient [sic]’.
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said the Government should reject the idea it needs to choose between increasing defence spending and welfare.
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