Social carers in Liverpool secure living wage

UNISON North West has secured the Foundation Living Wage for all care workers commissioned by Liverpool Council. The wage increase will come into place in April 2024.
UNISON’s Stand Up for Social Care campaign began when the union conducted research to see which councils were paying carers above the living wage. 
After securing the living wage for carers across the greater Manchester area, increasing pay for around 25,000 carers, the union’s organisers set their sights on Mersey