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Unison warns of public-sector strikes unless pay deals match cost of living

Union leader Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson has ‘no idea’ of financial strains facing ordinary people

The head of Britain’s largest union has warned of potential strikes this year if the government does not heed its call for inflation-linked wage increases for staff in the NHS and local government.

Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison — which represents 1.3mn mostly public-sector workers — said prime minister Boris Johnson had “no idea” about the huge financial strains facing ordinary people at the moment.

She urged Johnson to find £10bn this year from tax rises to fund pay increases in line with inflation, which is expected to rise to 10 per cent within months.

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