Union backs citizen’s income to protect workers from robot job losses
THE UK’s biggest union has backed the introduction of a “universal basic income” to protect workers whose jobs are under threat from driverless cars and robotic machinery taking over work traditionally carried out by humans.
Warning of widescale job losses in manufacturing and transport, Unite called for the radical shake- up of the welfare state that would see means-tested benefits replaced by a flat-rate payment.Unite said the payment should be introduced as soon as possible due to a growing threat of job losses caused by automation. “ Bringing you the […]
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