University of London to introduce London Living Wage - what about Camden Council?

Good to hear that the University of London, my old university, has apparently agreed to implement the London Living Wage at some point during this academic year. However there's still nothing on paper so public pressure is still needed. There's a rally at Senate House (Russell Square car park) at 11.30am this Wednesday (14 September) so please do join them if you can.

The Camden Green Party supports the introduction of the London Living Wage at Camden Council. This means that council workers - including those working for contractors - are paid a minimum of £8.30 per hour, rather than the national minimum of £5.93, which is what Camden Council's contractors pay street cleaners and carers. It's been calculated that this would cost approximately 0.03% of the council's budget, which is likely to be offset by reduced staff turnover and improved productivity.

Labour promised to introduce the London Living Wage in their 2010 manifesto, but have conspicuously failed to deliver. The lowest paid at Camden Council are receiving what can only be described as poverty wages. I will campaign to persuade the council to introduce the London Living Wage. The Greens believe fair is worth fighting for.