The left-wing UK Labour Party’s employees have voted in favour of strike action following a 2% pay rise offer from the Labour Party.
The socialist British Labour Party’s employees who are represented by the union Unite have voted for strike action on the 28th of January 2022 following an offer of a 2% pay rise from Labour which they say would actually amount to a real-terms pay cut due to inflation.
“Unite members have rejected this well below inflation pay offer in favour of strike action”, said Unite officer Matt Smith, a self-described socialist and vegetarian.
The threat of strike action has prompted Labour to “request” a “further meeting” that the union has “agreed to”, with an update expected in the week of the 31st of January.
The 2% offer for employees at Labour’s London headquarters in Southside, as well as its regional offices, was, however,…
