Unite reaction to rise in unemployment
17 August 2011
The total number of unemployed increased by 38,000 with the
number of unemployed women reaching record levels not seen in 23
years according to new figures from the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) out today (17 August).
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said: "George Osborne's
disastrous economic policies will put Britain in a coma and it will
to take a lot more than a few enterprise zones to wake the country
up. As the cuts continue to bite things can only get worse.
Women are being especially hard hit with unemployment reaching
record levels not seen since the Tories were last in power.
"Unemployment is going up, growth is flat and business
investment has fallen - George Osborne and the coalition government
is failing miserably on every count. The coalition government and
the deficit hawks need to look at alternatives that boost the
economy. The government must urgently think and act
differently."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
