Rank-and-file police officers across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a 17 per cent pay rise this year.
It comes after the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) demanded the 17 per cent pay increase for officers, suggesting salaries are negatively affected by restrictions on their right to strike. It warned the Government could 'no longer sit by and ignore our members’ basic needs' and said police pay had lagged 17 per cent behind inflation since 2000.
Today the new chairman of the Greater Manchester branch of the federation, which represents almost 6,000 rank-and-file officer, supported the demand, pointing to bigger pay rises handed to other public services which do have the right to strike. He said cops were 'feeling the pinch'.
