Workers in the care, community and voluntary sector will escalate their campaign of industrial action to secure a first pay rise in 14 years. The government is key to the dispute as the trade unions want a guarantee that it will increase funding to the organisations to ensure that pay increases can be paid. The trade unions are supported by the ICTU confederation in their ‘Valuing Care, Valuing Community’ campaign.
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