Public sector workers in the West Midlands face pay cuts of around six per cent – with the money used to increase salaries for London workers, Treasury documents have revealed.Read
Most members of the public believe Government plans to introduce regional pay rates for public sector workers are unfair, according to a new study.Read
Public sector workers across the Midlands face years of further pay freezes after the Chancellor announced he was pressing ahead with plans to introduce local pay rates.Read
Labour has committed “electoral suicide” over the public sector strikes – handing the next election on a plate to the Tories, top national union leader Mark Serwotka said in Birmingham.Read
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber told thousands of striking public sector workers at a rally in Birmingham: “Our campaign will go on until we have justice for every public servant.”
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Public sector workers in the West Midlands could face massive pay cuts or years of below-inflation pay increases after George Osborne announced plans to scrap national pay deals and introduce regional salaries instead.Read
Public sector workers in Birmingham and the West Midlands could be paid significantly less than colleagues in the south for the same job, under proposals announced by the Chancellor.Read
The Government has risked a fresh clash with unions after the Chancellor announced plans to cap public sector pay rises to 1% when a current wage freeze ends.Read
Industrial action over public sector pensions could descend into chaos in Birmingham on Wednesday as an organised demonstration had to be cancelled due to lack of funds.Read
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