Celebrating 25 Years of the Living Wage Campaign: With 1 in 6 jobs paid below the Living Wage in Northern Ireland Fair Pay Matters More Than Ever
Mary McManus is the Regional Manager for Living Wage NI In 2001, in the City of London, faith leaders, union members and teachers staged a bold action in a major bank to demand a real Living Wage. That spark ignited a grassroots movement which, 25 years on, has created real change for workers across the UK. Over 16,000 employers across the UK now commit to the real Living Wage, returning £4.2 billion to low‑paid workers, delivering nearly half a million …