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Unions Demand Higher Wages and Child Poverty Solutions

11/24/2025

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Unions urge Chancellor Rachel Reeves to prioritize raising living standards, address child poverty, and increase the national minimum wage in her upcoming budget.
The TUC notes real wages have stagnated since 2008, leaving workers £12 a week better off, and calls for lifting the two-child benefit cap and reducing energy bills.
CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith says the employment rights bill should be changed because it hinders hiring.

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Unions urge Chancellor Rachel Reeves to prioritize raising living standards, address child poverty, and increase the national minimum wage in her upcoming budget.
The TUC notes real wages have stagnated since 2008, leaving workers £12 a week better off, and calls for lifting the two-child benefit cap and reducing energy bills.
CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith says the employment rights bill should be changed because it hinders hiring.