Addaction staff strike over broken pay promises

Staff employed by Addaction in the North West took two days of strike action this week, in their struggle against broken promises over pay.
The 31 drug and alcohol support workers in Wigan and Leigh were previously employed by the NHS, but the service, which is commissioned by Wigan Council, was transferred to the London-based charity.
Workers continued to receive pay rises in line with those of NHS employees and were given assurances by the organisation’s managers that this would con