School and council staff 'must be paid more', West Lancs Labour councillors urge Government
West Lancashire Labour councillors have called on the government to pay school and council staff more, backed a trade union pay campaign and called for new government funding for councils.
“Councils led the way in efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic, providing a huge range of services and support. Local government has shown more than ever how indispensable it is. But Covid has led to a massive increase in expenditure and loss of income. As we emerge from the pandemic, local authorities and schools need far more support from Westminster. Recent government funding announcements relating to schools did nothing to help.
“There has been a disproportionate impact on women, who make-up more than three-quarters of the local government workforce. It also asked the Local Government Association, which represents councils, to make urgent communications with Westminster government to fund the national pay claim, and to write to the Chancellor and Secretary of State, calling for a pay increase for local government workers to be funded with new central government funding.
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