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Church of England clergy asks for a pay raise for the first time in history

Clergy members of the Church of England are asking for a 9.5% pay hike that would begin in April 2024. Here, a view inside Westminster Abbey in London on April 12 ahead of King Charles III's coronation. (Dan Kitwood/AP)

Even the Church of England is feeling the pinch of the United Kingdom's cost-of-living crisis, and now clergy members are asking for a pay raise.

Members of the clergy have submitted a formal pay claim to the church for the first time in history, according to the labor union Unite.

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