The head of Britain’s largest union has warned of potential strikes this year if the government does not heed its call for inflation-linked wage increases for staff in the NHS and local government.
Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison — which represents 1.3mn mostly public-sector workers — said prime minister Boris Johnson had “no idea” about the huge financial strains facing ordinary people at the moment.
She urged Johnson to find £10bn this year from tax rises to fund pay increases in line with inflation, which is expected to rise to 10 per cent within months.
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