Councils in the East of England have a funding shortfall of at least £40m between them for this financial year, putting at risk services such as libraries, child protection, care for the elderly, road maintenance and public health programmes, according to new figures released today by UNISON. Worst hit in the region is Bedford Borough […]
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year.
Huge funding gaps mean job and service cuts are inevitable
Council workers should not pay the price for budget problems
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year
On 22nd January Surrey UNISON, alongside parents, supporters, workers and campaigners will be lobbying Surrey County Council on their proposals to close 37 children’s centres across Surrey. There are currently 58 centres helping families with children aged 0-5 years. The council’s recent proposals state that children’s centres should give more help to the children that […]
First, we’re asking you to take a look here and see the difficulty facing your local council, and second, we’re asking you to contact your MP, MSP or Senned Member to ask them to […]
Finances have been hit by increased spending to deal with COVID and a reduction in income because of the pandemic
UNISON lays down plans to protect service and workers after hearing of members burned out and facing threats and violence
UNISON report shows how austerity is damaging the environmental health service provided by councils
This new insight from those at the heart of decision-making on where money is spent – and axed from budgets – is deeply concerning.
Now UNISON, with support from PCS and UNITE are calling on the public to join public sector workers in a march for the arts. Starting at the British Library on the Euston […]
That will mean even more cuts to services and further hardship for communities everywhere
Everyone knows why councils are on the brink of bankruptcy – a massive 41% cut in government funding over a decade, while demand for services has grown. But there is an alternative for a sustainable future for the local services we all rely on
“You cannot keep cutting and expect the same level of care we are humans dealing with other human beings. We are not robots.”
