fairpaysouthwest
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11 years ago @ Bristol24-7 - 8,000 Bristol workers ... · 0 replies · +1 points
While I can't, and won't, speak on behalf of any political candidates, the TUC is quite clear; we want the living wage for *all* workers, not just public sector workers. Low pay is low pay no matter who you work for; we recognise that Bristol Council can show political leadership on this issue, by not just paying it for all staff - whether directly employed or through contractors - but also by encouraging Bristol's large private sector employers to pay it too.
This method has worked very well in Greater London, and continues to be used by Boris Johnson - when he announces a rise in the London LW rate, it is always accompanied by announcements of private sector employers who are paying it too.
11 years ago @ Bristol24-7 - Labour's Living Wage c... · 0 replies · +2 points
We will continue to campaign for the Living Wage and bring together Bristol's communities to campaign for it, not just for BCC workers but for all of Bristol's workers - an aim supported publicly by both Daniella and Marvin.
We hope that Daniella and Marvin can overcome this futile squabble over a policy area where they have virtual unanimity, and make a real change for Bristol's communities.
Kit Leary
Pay Campaign Worker, South West TUC