Sample letter to MSPs

As a constituent and health worker I am contacting you asking for your support for UNISON’s call for a pay rise for health workers this year.

I am a committed Job Title. 

Like my colleagues, I do whatever it takes to keep the NHS delivering for the people of Scotland. I need you to understand how angry I am about the lack of a decent pay award this year. Health workers only received a pay increase of 2.95%. This was less than other public sector workers. 

The reason we agreed to the pay deal three years ago was that it contained a clause that would allow us to come back to the table if things changed. 

This pandemic is a change, but claps and thanks won’t pay my bills.

We have lived through years of austerity, pay freezes and rising bills. My money runs out earlier each month. I need a pay rise that begins to reduce the real pay cuts that I have experienced.

COVID19 crisis highlights how crucial our service is and how much people value the work we do. We were essential workers before COVID19 and we will be essential workers long after this crisis has passed. 

We need action from the Scottish government on pay, to back up the thanks, warm words and clapping.

Please call on the Scottish Government to meet with UNISON to agree a proper pay rise for health workers this year.

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