Blog: It’s time for the chancellor to make good on his promise on pay

The chancellor’s spring statement will be presented to Parliament this week. It’s an opportunity to deal with the cost-of-living crisis and prevent the worst real-terms squeeze in half a century.
I wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week urging him to take that opportunity and make good on his promise to end the public sector pay freeze.
Inflation, now at a 30-year high, is hitting UNISON members hard. Many have been contacting me to say how they’re struggling to f