“The Chancellor’s autumn statement is more bad news for the public services that millions of people rely on every day” warned Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, today. He said:
“He is piling on the pay pain for millions of public sector workers . A 1% increase on the heels of a 3 year freeze that has cut pay in real terms by 15%, is another blow for hard working public service workers and their families.
“Public services including the NHS, schools and higher education, council services for young and old alike are all under the Chancellor’s cosh. He has failed to deliver on his growth targets and in getting the country out of recession and people across the country are suffering as a result.
“By targeting the public sector for sustained cuts he is also hitting the private sector. Public sector workers and their families have been hard hit by the pay freeze and 1% would mean less money to spend in their local shops and businesses, strangling growth and damaging further the chance of economic recovery.
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