Responding to the release of the latest inflation figures showing a new 40-year-high, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said today (Wednesday):
“The cost-of-living crisis has become a living nightmare for millions of working people.
“Wages are slumping at a record rate while prices and bills shoot up. But the government and those angling to be the next PM appear indifferent to the plight of those struggling to make ends meet.
“Ministers are deluded if they think workers can put up with yet more misery. Above-inflation pay rises are essential to rescue families on the brink.”
Notes to editors:
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.
