Union reps fighting for better pay for frontline council workers have revealed members are already living in poverty despite working full-time.
GMB chiefs have warned that members can barely afford to keep their families, with Renfrewshire organiser Kirsten Muat warning: “It’s not just our members this affects but their families as well.
“We have taken devastating calls from members telling us they can’t afford to live ... and these are people who are working full time.”
