Glastonbury protest over hike in energy bills
It's as Ofgem have raised the energy price cap by six percent.
Unite are holding a day of action in Glastonbury over energy bill hikes.
It's part of the Unite Energy 4 All campaign to demand that nobody should choose between heating or eating.
Unite Community members will be taking to the streets of Glastonbury as part of a nationwide day of action.
It's on from 11:00 to 13:00 at Glastonbury Market Place.
The day of action coincides with the date the latest energy price cap rise comes into effect, which will see a rise of 6.4 per cent from £1,738 to £1,849 for an average dual-fuel household.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "It's time to end the chaos in our energy network, which allows profiteers to flourish while workers and communities are left in the cold.
"No one should ever have to choose between heating and eating. We believe it is time for public ownership and for fuel poverty to be consigned to the dustbin of history.”
Unite believe energy regulator Ofgem has totally failed to regulate our nation's energy market. The latest 6.4 per cent rise adds £111 to the energy price cap, a cap that climbs ever higher while Unite members struggle with ever increasing energy costs.
Simon Coop, Unite’s National Officer for Energy & Utilities said: “Unite is unique as a Trade Union in organising in the workplace and the community, and our Industrial members in the Energy sector are right behind Unite Community’s day of action.
“OFGEM have failed to protect consumers. For too long they have sided with the profiteering energy companies over the most vulnerable in our country and we stand in full support of the campaign against fuel poverty and for public ownership of our energy sector.”
Ofgem said: "Rising global wholesale prices for energy are the main reason for the increase. Some people may see a reduction in their standing charges, but this will depend on the region in which they live."