On the 16th of JuneBarry gave a speech to striking workers for the homeless charity St Mungos. While the workers, many of whom work on the front line in helping solve homelessness, face a real-term pay cut of 7.5%, the CEO’s wages rose by 5% to £189,000 that same year.
Barry was happy to show his solidarity and support and encouraged St Mungos to immediately enter into negotiations with UNITE.