Greater Manchester workers are taking home less than a decade ago
Workers in Greater Manchester are facing the worst pay squeeze across the whole of the country.
That's according to the TUC who claim the average person in Trafford is taking home £153 less each week compared to a decade ago.
Pay packets are worth over £100 a week less in some parts of the North West than in 2008, according to new analysis published by the TUC today
Lyn Collins from the TUC North West says it's time to increase the minimum wage.
TUC Regional Secretary Lynn Collins said:
“The government has failed to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis. As a result many families across the region will be worse off this Christmas than a decade ago.
“While pay packets have recovered in most leading economies, wage growth in the UK is stuck in the slow lane.
“Ministers need to wake up and get wages rising faster. This means giving all public sector workers the pay rise they have earned and giving unions the right to bargain in more workplaces.
“And it means boosting the minimum wage to £10 an hour as soon as possible.”
"The numbers in the North West also tell a story - local economies that are trying different things such as Preston and Salford are starting to see improvements in pay.
"Places like Fylde, having suffered during the recession, have now taken a second hit as well paid jobs in manufacturing and public services have been lost."