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Thousands of women working for Sheffield City Council fight for equal pay
GMB members gather to launch their campaign for equal pay at Sheffield City Council

WOMEN working for Sheffield City Council are being paid up to £11,000 a year less than their male equivalents, general union GMB says.

The union launched an equal pay campaign today on behalf of thousands of female council workers that could cost the council hundreds of millions of pounds.

The campaign was launched at Sheffield’s iconic Women of Steel statue in the city centre.

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