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Tens of thousands of people were set to descend on London on Saturday to march against falling real wages, which organisers claim have slumped by £50 ($80, 63 euros) a week since 2008.
Metropolitan Police are expecting protesters from across Britain to congregate at Victoria Embankment at 11:00 am local time (1000GMT) before marching through central London to Hyde Park.
The event is organised by The Trades Union Congress (TUC), a federation of the country’s main trade unions.
“Our message is that after the longest and deepest pay squeeze in recorded history, it’s time to end the lock-out that has kept the vast majority from sharing in the economic recovery,” explained TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady.
“If politicians wonder why so many feel excluded from the democratic process, they should start with bread and butter living standards.
“An economy that finds money for tax cuts for the rich and boardroom greed, while the rest face a pay squeeze and big cuts to the welfare system – that any of us might need – is no longer working for the many.”
Organisers are calling for an “economic recovery that works for all Britons, not just those right at the top.”
