sophie long with the latest on the strike action. the last time that both the actors and writers were on strike at the same time was in the 19605 when ronald reagan was president, not of america, but of the screen actors guild. they will go on strike tomorrow when the writers walked out nearly two months ago, they brought a halt too much of the production in hollywood. now the actors arejoining production in hollywood. now the actors are joining them, that would bring in almost complete halt to the whole industry. that will cost the california economy ten5 industry. that will cost the california economy tens of millions of dollars every day. it will mean financial hardship for many people working in industry 5till for many people working in industry still recovering from the pandemic and a major delay to shooting schedule5 the pandemic and a major delay to shooting schedules and the releases of films and television series. figs releases of films and television series. , te
let s have a closer look at some of the recommendations. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gp s 6%. junior doctors 6%. prison officers 7%. the armed forces 5%. teachers 6.5%. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! teachers protesting, education disrupted, classrooms empty. for months, pupils and parents in england have been caught up in an angry row between teaching unions and the government. but could a 6.5% pay rise, alongside this promise from the prime minister, bring an end to it? there will be more money going into the schools budget to help schools pay for these new pay awards. so they will not have to make cuts, and that was something that was rightly important to the unions and we have worked with them to ensure that the funding is there for schools. given the scale of disruption caused by industrial action this year, and notjust in schools, there is one question for trades unions tonight. will this mean the end of the
particularly looking at the possibility of everybody having access to renewable energy to heat their homes, homes that are well insulated. i would want to see retrofitting - council properties and any new build built to a very high eco standard. that s something that si talked on the doorstep. but people also need to feel safe in their communities. cortina man, from the yorkshire party, sees a chance to bring power home. the main message that the yorkshire party is pushing is that we want devolution for yorkshire as a long term goal and the way to do that is to send me to london rather than one of the other parties. because this is the perfect opportunity for selby and ainsty to represent the whole of yorkshire and send a clear message to london by sending me there. the reform party is putting down a marker. we re putting a strong message out there to the government in this by election that we re here for the long term. we are also speaking out for the silent majority o
i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. those recommendations will, of course, be subject to negotiation. i don t think it s helpful for me to weigh in on that. at the heart of the government s decisions today are difficult choices, trade offs. budgets are not infinite, when some ask for higher pay, that what always create pressures elsewhere. will you acknowledge explicitly that a consequence of your decision will mean cuts in the budgets of some key public services? this is a significant pay award. it s one of the most significant we ve had in decades, and it is costing billions of pounds more than the government had budgeted for. and that has consequences. if we are going to prioritise paying public sector workers more, that money has to come from somewhere else. inflation, public sector pay, budgets. what will happen next?
will this mean the end of the strikes? well, i think in education, we will see a 6.5% pay award, properly funded pay of art, certainly our teaching unions will be recommended to their members that they accept the government s proposals, and if that is the case, then i think that we will see the end of the strikes in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government s offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can t see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn t good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtly criticise the government s announcement. i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. th