In a blow to rival candidate Andy Burnham, who had hoped to win the support of one of Britain's main trade unions, the Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, said Corbyn's message was resonating with
public sector workers whose wages had been frozen in recent years.
There are particular questions here about the fate of union workers whose pay and benefits are set by multi-year collective bargaining agreements and
public sector workers whose pay is set by law.
Not exact matches
Tory MPs,
whose constituencies are predominantly made up of private
sector workers, echoed Alexander's remarks that
public sector workers would still receive a better pension than most in private
sector.