Union leader in West Midlands says Chancellor's Budget was a missed opportunity
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Lee Barron, TUC Midlands Regional Secretary, criticizes the Spring Budget for not doing enough for the West Midlands. Barron highlights the decline in wages and the rise of insecure work in the region. He also criticizes the budget for not addressing the issue of pay justice for workers in outsourced public services, using the example of the Mitie healthcare workers at Dudley Group of Hospitals. Barron argues that the budget neglected public transport, particularly the bus network, and calls for investment in the region's infrastructure. He also criticizes the budget for not addressing the state of school buildings, the NHS waiting lists, and the lack of a plan for accessible and affordable social care. Barron concludes that the budget offers more of the same decline in public services and a broken economic system. He calls for a long-term plan to raise wages and restore public services.
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"content": "Union leader in West Midlands says Chancellor's Budget was a missed opportunity\n==========\n\nLee Barron, TUC Midlands Regional Secretary, criticizes the Spring Budget for not doing enough for the West Midlands. Barron highlights the decline in wages and the rise of insecure work in the region. He also criticizes the budget for not addressing the issue of pay justice for workers in outsourced public services, using the example of the Mitie healthcare workers at Dudley Group of Hospitals. Barron argues that the budget neglected public transport, particularly the bus network, and calls for investment in the region's infrastructure. He also criticizes the budget for not addressing the state of school buildings, the NHS waiting lists, and the lack of a plan for accessible and affordable social care. Barron concludes that the budget offers more of the same decline in public services and a broken economic system. He calls for a long-term plan to raise wages and restore public services.\n\n#Chancellor'sBudget #WestMidlands #Tuc #LeeBarron #Wages #InsecureWork #PayJustice #PublicTransport #BusNetwork #Infrastructure #SchoolBuildings #Nhs #SocialCare\n\nhttps://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2024/03/07/union-leader-in-west-midlands-says-chancellors-budget-was-a-missed-opportunity/",
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