Brent Citizens welcome Council leaders' offer to meet to resolve Living Wage issues that have arisen since May local elections

 

Cllr Butt responds to school students and other community members questioning his commitment to making Brent a Living Wage Borough (Photo: @AmandaRosePhoto )

After Monday's Living Wage action at Brent Civic Centre by Brent Citizen's, Muahhmed Butt, Leader of Brent Council, put out a tweet:

Today Brent Citizens replied:

Thank you Cllr Butt for attending our public action and offering to meet with us in January to review your administration’s commitments re: making Brent a Living Wage Borough! For the benefit of your followers, allow us to provide some context:

 

Accountability and transparency matter. We’re glad our collective action led to

Cllr Butt offering to meet and resolve the issues that arose since May. We look forward to working with him and Cllr Southwood to combat in-work poverty in Brent.

 

Finally, for anyone who wants to dig deeper into the Living Wage Places schemes - Living Wage Zones, Living Wage Boroughs, Living Wage Cities - we recommend this resource: https://t.co/PQ5k5DcfhK

 

 

 Brent Citizens held up posters reminding Cllr Butt and Cllr Southwood of their election pledges

 

 

Joining in the coversation Brent Renters added:

 

That's great community involvement, however, wage rises for a huge proportion of workers will mean nothing as without rent controls/freezes increased wages will just be eaten up by ever increasing rent levels - especially for private renters.

 

This is why it's so important for Brent's communities to organise on both fronts - for better wages and for good quality, affordable housing. We're fully behind you.