UNISON has won a major battle in the war against the civil service pay cap by finalising a new deal for all NHS workers. Just the rest of the civil service to go now... https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/03/after-nearly-decade-austerity-nhs-workers-finally-have-real-pay-offer
Employment: PCS Campaign Against the Public Sector Pay Cap
The PCS Union is upping its activities to ensure the public sector pay cap is lifted for all workers in the public sector, not just some. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mark-serwotka/public-sector-pay-cap_b_18224512.html
Economics: Tory Lies over the Public Sector Pay Cap
Labour List has taken a look at the rhetoric that has been used by the Tories regarding lifting the PSPC. https://labourlist.org/2017/09/the-long-list-of-whoppers-told-by-theresa-may-over-public-sector-pay/
Public Sector Pay Cap: Not Good Enough
The Tories have had a little U-turn on the public sector pay cap. It simply doesn't go far enough. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-should-not-expect-any-11154919
Employment: Public Sector Pay
Dan Durcan of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) dispels some of the myths coming from the Tories regarding the Public Sector Pay Cap (PSPC). http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/the-conservative-myth-about-the-public-sector-pay-squeeze
Economy: McDonnell Urges Tories to Rethink Public Sector Pay Cap
John McDonnell MP (Hayes & Harlington - Lab), Shadow Chancellor, has written to Tory MPs asking for their support in his mission to scrap the 1% PSPC. https://labourlist.org/2017/07/stop-slashing-corporation-tax-and-give-workers-a-payrise-mcdonnell-urges/
Do We All Need a Pay Rise?
Alex Collinson of the TUC writes here about how both public and private sector workers have seen a real terms decrease in wages since 2010. http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2017/07/not-just-public-sector-needs-pay-rise/
A New Twitter Beef
Jeremy Corbyn MP has taken to Twitter to point out a little bit of hypocrisy from our Foreign Secretary. https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/881632511167782916
Leeds: Income Inequality Grows
A report by Aisha Iqbal in today's YEP discusses the rise in income equality for Leeds' workforce. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/1-in-5-leeds-workers-stuck-on-lowest-pay-as-wage-gap-gets-bigger-and-career-ladder-evaporates-1-8623759
Adel and Wharfedale Branch 