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Public-sector pay is an issue for us all
For its own good the Labour government should take a radical, progressive approach to investing in public services instead of tinkering around the edges, argues DIANE ABBOTT
FAIR PAY: Health workers march to Downing Street, London
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
With 121,000 vacancies and 44.8% of staff feeling unwell from work stress, the NHS 10-year plan will not succeed unless the government takes immediate action to retain existing staff, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
With 90 courses from health and safety to neurodiversity, AI and political economy, we are helping workers understand the political context of their struggles, writes general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE
THE struggle over the level of public-sector pay rises for 2025 has already begun. Because of its impact on general pay increases, the outcome will be of direct interest to all workers.
In addition, because of the multiple crises in public services, wider society has an interest in a level of pay that improves the deteriorating record in recruitment and retention in key parts of the public sector.
As a result, the outcome of this struggle will have serious consequences for the entire working class and the poor. There is also the possibility, or even the likelihood, that this will be a multi-year struggle as the government’s own budget suggests that ministers’ aim will be continuous belt-tightening over the lifetime of this parliament.
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