Responding to the transport secretary Mark Harper’s comments today (Sunday) that public sector pay rises are unaffordable, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Public service workers just can’t go on taking what amount to pay cuts year after year. They and their families are at rock bottom.
“Many are leaving or have already left to find better paid work in other sectors to help them pay their soaring bills.
“Ministers must understand that unless they give proper wage rises, there’ll be no one left to look after our health, care for the vulnerable, run schools and provide essential community services.”
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.
Media contact:
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk