More than 600 Unite members at Shelter the housing charity began an unprecedented two weeks of industrial action last week.
Imposed pay
Shelter’s management has imposed a three per cent pay increase, in 2022 which has left many of its own staff being unable to pay their rent leaving them haunted by being made homeless.
The imposed pay deal is a huge real terms pay cut of 11 per cent with the true inflation rate (RPI) now standing at 14.2 per cent.
The dispute has become increasingly bitter as the charity’s management has refused to enter into meaningful negotiations with representatives of Unite over this year’s pay deal and has instead sought to impose one-off payments and real terms pay cuts for the next 16 months.
