Oxfam shop and office workers strike for first time

Unite union says average wages have been cut by 21% in real terms since 2018

Hundreds of Oxfam workers are to go on strike from Friday for the first time in the charity’s 81-year history.

Members of the union Unite, who rejected the charity’s latest pay offer, will take action on 17 days throughout December, including the last few shopping days before Christmas. The union said the strike of almost 500 workers would affect offices and 200 Oxfam shops.