Councils will be consulted this month after local government trade unions demanded a ‘substantial’ pay increase amid rising costs of food, fuel and household bills.
The unions have asked for the increase to be the larger figure out of £2,000 or the current rate of the retail price index, which hit 11.1% in April.
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