Staff from housing and homeless charity Shelter walked out for the first day of strike action in Liverpool today - with workers saying they are struggling to pay their bills and keep a roof over their own heads.
Staff members formed a picket line outside the charity's Liverpool headquarters at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond Park for the first day of a two-week walk out. In total around 600 of the charity's staff are walking out in a row over pay.
The action began when Shelter's management imposed a 3% increase, which is significantly lower than the rate of inflation. The Unite union, which represents the staff members at the homeless charity said some workers now fear they could lose their homes.
