Unison calls for better pay for water industry workers

Unison is calling for better pay conditions for water sector workers after companies paid out executive bonuses while at the same time providing below-inflation pay rises to staff across the sector in 2023. The trade union has said that nationalisation of the water industry is "desperately needed" and has slammed the fact that while senior staff bonuses were paid at five of eleven wastewater companies, the wider industry saw below-inflation pay settlements, recruitment freezes and job losses.

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