Unions unite around “ease the freeze” call from IMF
by Pete Murray - 4 weeks agoInternational Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for UK growth by 0.3% and urged Chancellor George Osborne to rethink “fiscal adjustment”
Articles tagged ‘Inflation’
Inflation, spiraling energy costs “double whammy” on workers’ stagnant wages
by Pete Murray - 2 months agoUnions say the latest inflation figures highlight an “unprecedented, unrelenting squeeze” on the living standards of UK workers
“Would I lie to you?” Tories did over rail fares, says TSSA
by Pete Murray - 3 months agoUnions say cost of rail fares on the busiest routes has risen 3 times faster than cost of living in 20 years since privatisation
RPI or CPI, inflation still spells “winter fuel misery”, say unions
by Pete Murray - 4 months agoUnions warn of 4th year of cuts in the value of household incomes, after official figures showed 3.9% hike in energy bills
Pay strikes ‘inevitable’ if public sector talks do not redress 13% drop in wage values – GMB
by Pete Murray - 4 months agoGMB says boosting wages is necessary to increase flat consumer spending and stagnant demand in wider economy
Train fare hikes ‘will price the poor off the railways’, warn campaigners
by Pete Murray - 4 months agoRail unions warn commuters face a year of inflation-busting fare increases and service cuts
UNISON warns of cold Christmas as inflation rises
by Tim Lezard - 6 months agoUnion says austerity agenda is choking real growth and creating long-term unemployment
Inflation down, but frozen wages, benefits push poverty up – TUC
by Pete Murray - 7 months agoUnions say inflation still spells falling incomes for workers as the real value of wages continues to lag behind inflation
Inflation isn’t falling enough, says TUC
by Tim Lezard - 8 months agoBarber also warns of dangers of freezing benefits
TUC tells Osborne to call time on austerity as forecasts predict “lost decade”
by Tim Lezard - 9 months agoEconomic forecasts point to a “lost decade”, according the TUC after this morning’s Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report indicated no growth [...]