Union campaigns for higher pay rises are continuing well beyond the summer as traditional pay settlement date have not been met and the fruits of renewed economic growth is not filtering through to upward movement in pay. The campaigns involve industrial action and public demonstrations. The Trades Union Congress has made the theme of its annual conference ‘Britain needs a pay rise’ and has organised a national demonstration to highlight this on 18 October.
The union campaign for higher pay rises is continuing well beyond the summer period. Traditionally, most pay rise settlement dates been focussed on or around the 1 January or the 1 April every year. But with economic growth not producing much upward lift in pay rises, unions have often refused to accept what they see as unsatisfactory offers, pressing for higher offers frequently using industrial action to put pressure on what they see as intransigent employers.
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