From floods to food banks

Environment Agency worker Sarah Peet. Photo: Marcus Rose
 
Environment Agency workers who get called out in the middle of the night to protect people and property from floods are having to use food banks to survive from one pay day to another.
They have lost a fifth of their pay, in real terms, since 2009, delegates at UNISON’s water, environment and transport conference in Liverpool heard today.
That’s why they are taking industrial action across England for a decent pay rise,