Gateshead Council has urged the Government to fund trade union demands for a public sector and school worker pay rise.
The leader of the Gateshead Council, Martin Gannon, has said he does not want to have to fund council worker pay rises through redundancies.
As Unite and UNISON ballot their public sector and school worker members on industrial action and GMB considers it, Gateshead Council says the Government should foot the bill for higher wages.
