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Key worker recognition was welcome, but was it worth it?
Usdaw spoke to 6,500 workers in its recent survey and the results were shocking: from borrowing to pay household bills to parents going hungry, it is clear that things are getting rapidly worse for working-class people, writes PADDY LILLIS
Usdaw’s research has found many supermarket workers are themselves now unable to afford food shopping
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KEY WORKERS were rightly praised for their incredible contributions throughout the coronavirus pandemic. However, their heroic efforts appear to have been quickly forgotten and they must be asking themselves: was it worth it?
Having worked throughout, risking their health and often facing abuse from customers, many key workers are still struggling in low-paid, insecure employment and now face a growing cost-of-living crisis.
Usdaw’s cost-of-living survey of over 6,500 workers clearly demonstrates the deterioration in living standards many working people have experienced, as well as the urgent need for government action.
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