Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in a protest march today calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis.
Union leaders, frontline workers and community organizations will be among those at the protest in London, demanding a ‘better deal’ for workers struggling to cope.
The TUC, which is organizing the event, said workers were under the “longest and toughest” squeeze on their incomes in modern history.
His research suggests workers have lost almost £20,000 since 2008 because wages have not kept pace with inflation.
The TUC said it was the biggest “real wage” loss since the 1830s, adding that the “fall” in wages showed few signs of abating.
Frances O’Grady has slammed the government for not doing enough (PA)
General Secretary Frances O’Grady said it was “heartbreaking” to hear how workers were struggling, with no safety net to fall back on.
She told the PA news agency that the Tories are now the ‘party of pay cuts’, accusing the government of turning its back on those who have made such ‘extraordinary sacrifices’ by continuing to work during the coronavirus crisis. virus.
O’Grady added: “Prices are skyrocketing, but boardroom bonuses are back at exceptional levels. Everyone who works for a living deserves a decent living, but British workers are facing the longest and toughest squeeze on their incomes in modern history.
“If we don’t get an increase in wages across the economy, we will continue to go from crisis to crisis.
“This cost-of-living emergency did not come out of nowhere. This is the result of more than a decade of wage shutdowns.
Ms O’Grady accused the Prime Minister of “cynically abandoning” his commitment to a high-wage economy.
Royal College of Nursing secretary general Pat Cullen said: ‘Ministers’ failure to deliver fair pay to nurses – including more than a decade of pay cuts in real terms – is having a devastating impact on their own well-being and the safety of care for their patients.
“The cost-of-living crisis has brought this to a head, with too many nurses struggling to feed their families or get gas in their cars.”
Unite leader Sharon Graham said: ‘Wage restraint? How about calling on the UK’s millionaire bosses to show restraint. In the last year of the pandemic, top UK CEOs raised their own salaries by an average of 29% to £2.6million.
“Don’t hear anyone in the media saying he’s holding the country hostage.”
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Source: www.times-series.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-06-18 06:50:19
