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Unite urges Sunak to provide new support package for aviation

Government
Rob Gill
22 December 2021

Trade union Unite has hit out at chancellor Rishi Sunak for failing to support the UK’s aviation sector during the latest wave of the pandemic.

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Unite, which represents aviation workers, is calling for Sunak to “help aviation and aerospace through the uncertainty generated by the Omicron variant, so that it can rebuild sustainably and with resilience”.

General secretary Sharon Graham added: “Throughout the pandemic ministers have repeatedly failed to provide the support needed for an industry and workforce that are central to our economy.  

“Jobs have been lost, pay and conditions cut and the future of world class UK aviation put at risk because the government has failed to provide the sector-specific support needed.