GMB Scotland Fight for £15 Holyrood Candidates Pledge

GMB Scotland Fight for £15 Holyrood Candidates Pledge

We are asking you to take the pledge to Fight for £15: 

If elected, I will take action to support:

• £15/ hour minimum wage for carers and pay rises for associated professions in the care sector (e.g.Nurses, Domestics)
  
  
• Carers to be able to confidently and consistently deliver compassionate and dignified care by raising minimum standards (e.g.sufficient staff levels in all areas, time to care, paid travel time, adequate welfare facilities) in order to address the acute staffing shortage and create career pathways to better retain skilled staff
  
  
• A National Care Sector which recognises trade unions and national collective bargaining and recognises the value of, and delivers pay justice for, workers in the care sector

According to the recent Independent Review of Adult Social Care (IRASC), £15 an hour for carers would cost in the region of £550 million. That same review made clear that for every £1 spent in the care sector, £2 would be generated elsewhere.  

Making this investment in care would significantly lift the pay of tens of thousands of currently low-paid women delivering care across Scotland, and as the IRASC’s economic multiplier also suggests, on that basis a £15 hourly minimum would be transformative for wider Scottish society. Most importantly, this goal is absolutely within reach. All it requires is the political will from the next generation of Scottish politicians.  

We are asking you to do 3 things: 

1. Take the pledge by responding to this email and we will publish names of all those who support our campaign on GMB Scotland’s website, to be shared with GMB Scotland’s members in care.

2. Share your support online using the attached graphic

3. Encourage your political party to make a manifesto pledge to Fight for £15 

Signatories: