Chancellor’s pay freeze for most public service workers mocks the government’s commitment to ‘levelling up’ with old-style Thatcherism
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Staff in England and Wales give 93% ‘yes’ vote for 2.5% pay rise – or 3.1% for those on the lowest rate

Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise

Moves toward industrial action ballot see Manchester hospital’s facility staff welcome in the new year with a pay boost

Consultative ballot sees 79% vote against 3% offer and 67% vote in in favour of moving to industrial action

University of Leicester security workers’ petition attracts nearly 1,000 signatures in days – why not add your support?

‘I’ve never had to go on strike before, but we’re all standing together and I’m not scared’ – hospital domestic Andrea Lea

Industrial action vote follows offer of 2% – well below Agenda for Change agreement – for workers transferred to NHS subco