Barnet council faces equal pay claim worth tens of millions of pounds, GMB announces
BARNET Council faces an equal pay claim worth tens of millions of pounds, GMB announced today.
The union said that it has begun proceedings on behalf of around 400 women working as school support staff at the council.
Despite caring for vulnerable children and often covering classes, support staff remain undervalued, with some earning less than supermarket workers — but GMB’s campaigning offers new hope, argues DONNA SPICER