Coordinated strikes ‘make absolute sense’, says TUC leader

Paul Nowak warns action could be stepped up as he urges Rishi Sunak to facilitate pay negotiations

The general secretary of the TUC has raised the prospect of stepping up industrial action this year, saying coordinated strikes “make absolute sense”.

Paul Nowak, who recently took over as Britain’s top union leader, also urged Rishi Sunak to take responsibility, “step up to the plate” and facilitate pay negotiations instead of continuing to use the government’s pay review bodies as a “human shield”.