SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 24/08/05

SSP MSP Colin Fox today backed the first ever strike by police support workers and called for a living wage for the whole public sector

Colin said:
"Essential workers such as police support workers have the same right to strike as any other worker, and the SSP fully backs this strike action.
"For far too long, local and national government have relied on the goodwill and dedication of underpaid public sector workers.
"1 in 3 Scots earns below £6.50 an hour - a third of them in the public sector. That's a disgraceful statistic.
"The cost of living is rising, driven by oil prices, and public sector workers are rightly demanding a wage rise to reflect this.
"We wish the police support workers - as well as the public sector workers fighting pay cuts in Aberdeen - every success."
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