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Cutting Emergency Service worker's pay is no laughing matter

29/6/2017

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In her first vote in the House of Commons, Tonia Antoniazzi MP has voted for a Labour amendment to the Queen’s Speech, aimed at ending the public sector pay freeze – a real-terms pay cut. The amendment was narrowly defeated, with every Conservative MP voting for the pay cut for workers like teachers, nurses, and emergency services workers.
The Government had earlier in the day hinted to the press that they were willing to scrap the pay cut, before changing their mind once again, giving false hope to millions of workers.
The Conservative benches cheered and laughed as the result was announced.
 
“Cutting pay for emergency services workers is no laughing matter”.
 
Tonia said “I am shocked that despite finding over a billion pounds to keep Theresa May in a job, the Conservatives are not willing to pay public sector workers a penny more.
We have seen the heroic way our emergency services have been forced to act in the last few months. I don’t think anyone watching the vote will understand why they deserved to have their pay cut, or why Conservative MPs cheered and laughed when the result was announced. Cutting pay for emergency services workers is no laughing matter. This shows why Gower having a Labour MP representing it is important”.
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Mike Chipchase
29/6/2017 12:14:32

Well done Tonia!
I find it repulsive that the Tories would laugh and cheer at the decision to continue to cut the pay of public sector workers. I'm sure I know how our previous Tory MP would have voted. Thank goodness we now have someone representing us who genuinely defends our point of view.

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Beverley Jayne Smith
29/6/2017 12:43:05

And yet £6million pay rise has been given to the queen as well as money to decorate the palace. Not that I have anything against the monarchy it's just they have their own vast means to pay for their life style. To say it's unfair is an understatement. It's sickening.

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Helen Goldring
30/6/2017 19:27:37

Thank you for standing up for public sector workers. It's 7 years now without a pay rise to keep up with inflation. I have worked as a nurse for 42 years please tell the laughing MP's . I am not laughing and I have very little to smile about.

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