UNIONS must engage with aviation workers to convince them of the need to move away from fossil fuels, a TUC fringe meeting heard today.

Civil Service union PCS assistant general secretary Chris Baugh said the movement could learn from the example of his union, which represents workers in the sector but has policy against aviation expansion.

“When the union adopted a policy of opposition to a third runway [at Heathrow], there was a push-back from members in aviation,” Mr Baugh admitted.