Paul Nowak

"AI must be designed, governed, and negotiated by workers to prevent the gains from being captured solely by firms and shareholders."

"The youth employment crisis is the result of a decade of inaction characterized by austerity, failing apprenticeships, the rise of insecure work, and a stagnant economy."

"Workers require a stronger collective voice and institutional safeguards to ensure that the benefits of AI innovation reach employees, as technological progress does not automatically improve worker outcomes."

"Technological transitions only lead to social progress when actively shaped, citing the Industrial Revolution where profits soared while wages stagnated for 50 years."

"The threat to living standards will grow due to the economic fallout of the Iran war."

"TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak claims the Employment Rights Act will deliver common sense reforms including day-one sick pay, zero-hours contract bans, and harassment protections, arguing stronger worker rights benefit both workers and employers."

"Paul Nowak welcomed the government's above-inflation pay rise as delivering on its promise to make work pay, stating it will make a real difference for the lowest-paid amid high living costs."