Skip to main content
GMB welcomes report on fracking jobs boost
But Greenpeace slams as 'hype' claims the industry could employ 64,000 workers

General union GMB has welcomed a report predicting that controversial fracking in Britain could create a £33 billion industry eventually employing 64,000 workers.

But environmental campaign group Greenpeace dismissed the report as “hype.”

Fracking involves drilling into layers of shale and other minerals, then shattering or fracturing them to release gas.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
EMPHASIS ON PLAN: Members of the Unite rally at the Scottish Parliament in November last year in protest at Petroineos plans to close Grangemouth oil refinery
Climate Crisis / 20 December 2025
20 December 2025

As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective

Attendees listen to Brazil’s President Lula during Cop30
Features / 18 November 2025
18 November 2025

From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30

Erhai lake
Climate Crisis / 9 October 2025
9 October 2025

One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results

Fighting for the future of ceramics in Britain
TUC Congress 2025 / 9 September 2025
9 September 2025

CHRIS HOOFE calls for support for GMB’s Potters’ Pledge campaign, aimed at making sure the historic pottery industry based in Stoke-on-Trent is supported over cheap, low-quality imports and counterfeits