Northern TUC hold event to highlight the harsh reality of austerity

As part of ‘Living Wage Week' the Northern TUC is holding its Wages, Poverty and Pay Day Loans: the reality of austerity conference on Friday 9th November at St Mary's Centre in Middlesbrough to highlight and understand the scale of in-work poverty in the North East. It will show how austerity measures have depressed wages and increased the squeeze on living standards and hardship of people in low wage work. Attendees will hear a keynote speech from Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison.