Repeated excessive pay rises have proved that people in local and national government positions are incapable of doing this fairly. Their pay must be in line with the sorts of pay rises (or lack of rises) that their constituents endure.

I think when you get to 60 you've done enough work and want to enjoy your retirement while your still in good health plus it will create jobs for young people and school leavers

To address the decline in public sector workers pay and to acknowledge that MP's, as servants of the public, cannot treat themselves as a special case.

This is important because: • Mountain Ash and neighbouring communities who use the Jobcentre Plus at Mountain Ash have a high level of digital exclusion. The Jobcentre Plus provides vital support for the local population to regularly access job opportunities • The distance between Aberdare and Mountain Ash does not take into account the distance some claimants already have to travel to attend the Mountain Ash office. • The extra cost of travel must be taken into account and assurance given that no claimant will be out of pocket if this closure goes ahead • Mountain Ash and its neighbouring communities are recognised as amongst the most deprived communities in Wales. This closure will be another blow to an already impoverished community. • Many claimants suffer from ill-health, often including mental ill-health, and require support as locally as possible. • This Tory Government decision to centralise facilities and take staff from local (and deprived) communities, flies in the face of the Welsh Government Strategy ‘Better Jobs, Closer to Home’. This petition is organised by Welsh Labour Grassroots RCT & People’s Assembly RCT and supported by: Mountain Ash Branch Labour Party; Cllr. Andrew Morgan; Cllr. Wendy Treeby; Cynon Valley Constituency Labour Party; Ann Clwyd, Member of Parliament; Vikki Howells, Assembly Member; PCS Union Wales, DWP Bridgend / RCT Branch; Accessible News, Aberdare and Disabled People Against the Cuts.

Grenfell Changes Everything Context When we had a black bag service each refuse wagon had 5 workers; when the new wheelie bins were introduced this went down to 3. One is the driver of the wagon; who has to hold a HGV licence and they manoeuvre those large vehicles in Birmingham’s tightest spaces. A driver depending on an appraisal system can earn between £25,000-£31,000 Grade 4. There is then a Leading Hand, their job is to make sure that they are all kept safe. They are the driver’s eyes at the back and side of the vehicle; they are in charge of talking to the public and making sure that people stay away from the back of the vehicle. They also collect the bins and empty them in the vehicle and are Grade 3 earning between £19,000 and £24,500. Then there is the loader whose job it is to collect bins and load them. Their pay is between £15,000 and £18,500. Since 2008 these workers have all had their pay cut twice. We believe that the service has suffered from mis-management over the last few years with 4 different senior managers. There has been no consistent management of the service and the depots have been filled with agency members of staff, some who have been there for many years. Birmingham’s Rubbish The number of households is growing as well as the number of people and this creates more rubbish. Since the council was forced to start charging for certain services more and more rubbish is being left on the streets. There is literally tons of rubbish collected every single day that is not calculated for. The council have worked out a budget for the area based on simply collecting the actual wheelie bins – not all of the extra rubbish now being tipped and so they have overspent their budget and are attempting to cuts workers’ pay to pay for this. The government have cut £650M from the council budget since 2010 and this has affected everything. Over half the workforce has already been made redundant and like in Kensington & Chelsea, health and safety checks are not carried out as often meaning more people’s lives are put at risk. Workers that keep our city clean work throughout the year outside in all weathers. The job is dirty and dangerous but they take pride in their work. The councils plan to remove the Leading Hand role and replace it with another grade 2 post is not acceptable. None of the workers are responsible for the need to make cuts. Birmingham’s streets will not be getting any cleaner unless we invest in our services. The unions in consultation with the workforce had been working on alternative proposals to make the savings the council wanted, by improving the way the work is organised, not cutting workers pay or making them redundant, but at the last minute the council chose to impose the changes. Without these workers our city would be impossible to live in, the job they do is vital, just like the firefighters, the nurses and all the people being made to pay for the mess caused by greedy investment bankers. In the sixth richest economy in the world we can afford world class public services. Austerity is a political choice it is not an economic necessity and the council should invest in the workforce and in our city and demand that Central Government provide the funds to do so.

Most hospitals in Wales allow free parking for doctors, nurses, patients and visitors, whereas University Hospital Wales charge all of the above for using their car parks. It is very wrong that essential workers, such as doctors and nurses, are being charged for parking at their place of work, and the practise should be stopped immediately. After a recent unsuccessful challenge in court, these workers now face massive bills, which will cause severe hardship to most of those affected. This must stop NOW!!

The saving of £1.6 million would be counterproductive as cutting bus services in Cheshire East will have undesirable consequences and cause distress and inconvenience to many residents. We believe that the following groups would be more adversely affected; the elderly, disabled and infirm, the young and people on low incomes. Getting to work, shops, schools, colleges, doctors, banks, social events and hospital appointments would be made more inaccessible. We also believe that trade in towns and town markets will be affected. The stopping of evening services will have a negative affect on restaurants and pubs and other social groups. We are concerned that the withdrawal of bus services will result in more cars on the road and significant reduction in air quality. Many of the towns and villages are growing in size and as a result we should be given improved services not declining ones.

Our employment system is creaking under the strain of modern work. It’s not fit for purpose and people (particularly new parents) are slipping through the cracks. A Government review has ‘recommended’ that if 2% of staff demand to be asked about something - anything from flexible working to a pay rise - it should automatically trigger a formal consultation. Together, we can push this recommendation into a full blown right. Making it easier for everyone to get better rights and benefits at work. Can you sign the petition demanding the ‘worker voice’ law gets made?

We must act now before the Country suffers terrible losses to this marvellous part of our culture. Please get involved and help to preserve this culinary art that is enjoyed by millions. World renowned chef, Tommy Miah MBE, has raised this petition at a crucial time for the UK Curry Industry. "I have given my life’s work to promoting Indian cuisine in the UK. I will give my all to this campaign - please join me now by signing this petition."

It's a great addition to the neighbourhood bringing the community together and providing an alternative to mass produced supermarket food. Show your support not just by signing but by voting with your feet and buying something next weekend.

This is vitally important to safeguard the service currently enjoyed by the people of Morriston and throughout Swansea of it`s last remaining crown post office. Also to safeguard the highly trained staff and keep the footfall it brings to the shopping area of Morriston.

In the continuing debate relating to public sector pay caps, the rhetoric is being consistently presented that the choice is between responsible restraints or tax rises. What is being quietly ignored is the vast amount of money, counted in many £Billions, that continue to disappear from the UK into secrecy jurisdictions each year. Austerity is an ideologically motivated policy designed to transfer wealth from ordinary people (in this case nurses, teachers, police and fire officers, etc.) to the pockets of the wealthy, and it continues to work just as designed. Ordinary people continue to suffer real-terms pay cuts whilst businesses and wealthy individuals carry on cheating the system.