Union Pay Demands Could ‘Spiral Out of Control’
5 August 2024
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Len Shackleton quoted in BBC News
Responding to the recently announced public sector pay rises, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton has been quoted in BBC News arguing that rather than preventing further industrial action, this placating of unions such as the BMA will lead to further strikes and demands.
The article said:
“Prof Len Shackleton, an economist at the University of Buckingham and research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, believes this could be just the start of a fresh round of pay demands.
“‘The government is naïve if it thinks this is over – other unions will look at this deal and think they can get more, not just those in the NHS but across the public sector. This could spiral out of control’.”
You can read the full piece here.
Len was also quoted in The Daily Telegraph.
The article said:
“Prof Len Shackleton, an economist at the University of Buckingham and research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, believes this could be just the start of a fresh round of pay demands.
“‘The government is naïve if it thinks this is over – other unions will look at this deal and think they can get more, not just those in the NHS but across the public sector. This could spiral out of control’.”
You can read the full piece here.
Len was also quoted in The Daily Telegraph.
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