Manchester Labour

Labour nationally are showing that in Brown, Darling and Mandelson, we have the right team to tackle the global downturn.  The UK economy is now growing in line with the Chancellor’s predictions, outpacing our international competitors, and producing the biggest increase in employment for 12 years.

Manchester Labour, working with our many partners, has also ensured that our city has survived the worst ravages of the recession in far better shape than other UK cities.

But damage has been done.  People have lost jobs.  And even before the recession, too many Manchester people weren’t in work when they could and should have been.

Manchester Labour will do everything it can to make sure Manchester is working.  Already we are well on the way to a thousand unemployed residents being employed through the Future Jobs Fund.  We have supported hundreds of long-term unemployed families into work.  The Council now has over 500 apprentices, but we will do more.

• We promise to continue bringing new investment, new jobs to the city.  Green investment for sustainable jobs!
• We promise to prioritise Manchester residents for all entry-level jobs at the City Council.
• We promise to continue putting apprenticeships and the skills pledge at the heart of the Council’s employment practice.
• We promise to give unemployed Manchester residents the skills and support they need to get back into work.