Monday 11 Nov 2013 @ 16:45
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Government urged to invest in transport to boost economy
The government needs to bring forward investment in transport to boost the economy to ensure the UK has growth, according to Transport Matters: a Unite strategy for transport.
The strategy launched today (Monday 11 November) by Unite, the union, calls for urgent investment in transport, arguing that for every £1 spent by the government on transport schemes delivers £4 in overall benefits.
The strategy also calls for better regulation of buses to halt ‘bus wars’, high prices and the isolation of communities. Calling for the railway to move back into public ownership, the report argues that reuniting the railways under public ownership could save the taxpayer £1.2 billion a year through cheaper borrowing, removing shareholders’ dividends and reducing fragmentation.
Transport Matters also focuses on the people who keep the nation on the move and calls for an end to the ‘race to the bottom’. Across the transport sector workers are subject to profit-led cost cutting, undercutting and insecurity which are putting pressure on pay, pensions and decent working practices.
ENDS
For further information, please call Unite head of media and campaigns Alex Flynn on 07967 665869.
