Trade union advisory group meeting summary: 28 June 2021
Updated 28 April 2022
Attendees
The attendees were:
- Minister Jayawardena
- Frances O’Grady, TUC
- Mike Clancy, Prospect
- Dr David Wrigley, BMA
- Mike Lynch, RMT
- Tony Burke, UNITE
- Paul Fleming, EQUITY
- Mark Brown, Affinity
- Roy Rickhuss, COMMUNITY
- Rosa Crawford, TUC
- Paddy Lillis, USDAW
Summary of discussions
Minister Jayawardena chaired the fourth meeting of the Trade Union Advisory Group (TUAG) on Monday 28 June.
Attendees received updates and contributed to discussions on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), World Trade Organization reform and the United Kingdom-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
The group welcomed the updates, whilst highlighting the need to continue to uphold high labour standards and to protect and create job opportunities for British citizens in trade deal negotiations.