WORKERS are set to protest in Glasgow this weekend over rising inflation and benefit cuts.
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) will demonstrate in George Square at 1pm to take industrial action on their wages, rejecting pay offers and saying enough is enough to rising inflation.
This comes as inflation is set to increase over 7%, energy bills are to rise by 58%, benefits have been cut and National Insurance is set to increase by 1.5% in April.
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STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said: "While the Prime Ministers’ party hangover continues, the Chancellor is picking our pockets in plain sight.
"His proposed action on energy is beyond woeful and his proposals to fund care from the pockets of low paid workers is a disgrace.
"Meanwhile he is starving the public sector of funds and has cut benefits.
"This Saturday marks the start of a united approach by workers and communities who have been ravaged by the health and economic effects of COVID.
"We are building an alliance that the politicians will be unable to ignore to demand that the bosses pay their share.”
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