Key workers from across Glasgow will once again gather in a demonstration calling for increased pay. 

The 'After the Applause' protest will take place on Buchanan Street on Friday afternoon. 

Organised by GMB's Glasgow City Council's branch, the protest is part of a campaign asking for a £2 per hour increase for all key workers as a recognition for their hard work and courage throughout the pandemic. 

The campaign has been ongoing for two months emphasising that employers need to "go beyond their warm words and loud claps".

It follows a demonstration which took place outside the Glasgow City Chambers on July 24. 

The organiser of the July demonstration and GMB Scotland Convenor Chris Mitchell told the Glasgow Times: "It would be great if the Scottish government, the UK government, Glasgow City council and other councils right across Scotland recognise the work that cleansing workers do within every city within Scotland."

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Key workers will gather from 2pm on Friday with the event page assuring that physical distancing will be maintained throughout. 

The event page reads: "Many workers delivering essential services are overworked, undervalued, under-recognised, physically and mentally exhausted.

"They have risked increased exposure to Covid-19 acknowledging their responsibility to the people of Glasgow, our friends, family, neighbours and our colleagues in essential services to keep the city and our communities healthy, clean and in a state of good sanitation.

"This is becoming increasingly difficult as each day passes. Cuts to services will only further compound these difficulties.

"We believe that Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Government and the UK Government have the opportunity to provide leadership on this issue and change the course of history.

"By investing in essential services and the workers who provide them, we have an opportunity to keep further outbreaks of the virus at bay and lay the foundations for the solid economic recovery the city badly needs."