Unions to vote for public sector ‘pay restoration’ as new wave of strikes looms

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Union delegates are set to call on the government to pursue a raft of pay restoration settlements for public sector workers. A motion from the Public and Commercial Services union argues that public sector wages have decreased by an average of 1.5 per cent annually since 2011, and it calls for a pay restoration to be at the centre of the TUC’s negotiations with the new government. open image in gallery Union delegates are set to vote to demand for above-inflation pay rises “However, we are hopeful that action will not be necessary and that we can resolve the issues at the negotiating table.” Labour’s historical ties to the unions could be tested by these demands as the call for wage increases is at odds with ministers’ efforts to tighten control over the nation’s already strained finances. Our members will spend their money in the economy and that will contribute to the governments growth agenda.” open image in gallery Aslef union warned the new strike action represents a “breakdown in industrial relations” As unions ramp up their demands, public sector employees are also gearing up for potential strikes.