UNISON is urging chancellor Rishi Sunak to make his 3 March budget a budget for pay, jobs and investment in public services, in order to better rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic.
General secretary Christina McAnea will be highlighting the call in a speech at the TUC’s Rally for a Workers’ Budget, from 7:30pm to 9pm on 2 March.
The union wants to see an end to the pay freeze that the chancellor has declared for some public service workers, together with a real living wage for care workers and a commitment to proper sick pay for all.
As all sectors struggle after a decade of austerity, UNISON is calling for proper investment in public services – including £1bn that is needed to close the funding gap in local government.
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