Failure to tackle public sector pay is outrageous
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Chancellor must deliver public sector pay rise and cost of living help, says UNISON
Rising prices are wreaking havoc on the finances of working people.
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Ministers must stop public sector worker wages falling so far behind, says UNISON
Staff mustn’t heave to leave jobs to get decent pay
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Inflation figures a nightmare for families and public services, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says extra cash needed for inflation-busting wage rises
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Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt staff exodus, says UNISON
Frontline services, already struggling with a crushing number of vacancies, are losing employees at alarming rates.
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Public service workers are falling way behind spiralling living costs
Rocketing inflation leaves staff struggling and harms recruitment
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“Out of touch speech” shows PM has no idea of the issues affecting ordinary families, says UNISON
Public sector staff mustn’t see their pay slip further behind
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The year time stood still
The older we get, the quicker the years seem to fly by, but 2020 was a clear exception – it was the year time stood still. And for key workers – from NHS staff to bus workers, supermarket staff to…Read more…
Hitting wages of key workers would be ‘worst possible’ blow to economy, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says taking money from pockets of public sector staff is deplorable
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‘Levelling up’ pay?
How do you get the public on board with policies that no one really supports? Easy – divide and rule, a signature and all-too predictable strategy right out of the Tory government’s playbook….Read more…
Divide and rule won’t help the economic recovery
Chancellor’s plan is austerity plain and simple
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Chancellor has ‘the power and the responsibility to renew our country’
Unite has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to reject a return to austerity ahead of his comprehensive spending review on Wednesday (November 25) amid reports that the latest announcements will hit the…Read more…
‘Why is it that we pick the pockets of the least well paid?’
Unite has lambasted reports that the government is mulling over a public sector pay freeze in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s upcoming spending review on Wednesday (November 25). Listen to Unite…Read more…
‘Kick in the teeth’
Unite has slammed the government for considering a public sector pay freeze for 5.5m workers, after reports today (November 20) suggested that public sector workers excluding frontline NHS staff may…Read more…
Pay restraint is a “cruel blow” for those working tirelessly in the pandemic, says UNISON
Staff need pay rise to maintain morale
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Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’
Public sector employees, many of whom are essential Covid-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not learnt the lessons of austerity, Unite said today…Read more…
Return to austerity?
This week’s public sector pay announcement – where less than a fifth of public sector workers were granted a pay rise – was followed almost immediately by the government warning of continued…Read more…
Millions of public sector workers denied pay rise
Millions of workers have been left out of the latest public sector pay increase announced today (July 21), which is to cover only about 900,000 workers, or 20 per cent of the public sector workforce….Read more…
Fair pay rise for council staff would be affordable, says UNISON
Headline cost is halved by economic benefits
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Boris Johnson must prioritise pay for public sector workers, says UNISON
Dave Prentis writes to the Prime Minister calling for pay boost
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