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Unite calls for urgent action to prevent construction sector collapse

URGENT action is needed to avert a crisis in skills and apprenticeships that could have a huge impact on the construction industry, the Unite union warns today.

PM Boris Johnson pledged last week to “build, build, build” Britain’s economy, but Unite, which represents construction workers, said that would not be achieved without measures to help construction.

The union is calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support the sector when he gives his summer economic update this week.

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