Dave Prentis today accused local authorities of acting politically in cutting budgets and declaring job cuts of tens of thousands over the next few years, when they didn't have to.
It was simply not necessary to cut jobs when councils have billions in reserves and an extra 4% from government this year, he said.
Dave Prentis condemns council cuts
RBS Bonus Bonanza 'wrong and immoral'
(26/02/10) Public sector should not be made to pay the price for the banks' failures
Short-term university cuts mean long-term damage
(26/02/10) Dave Prentis speaks at the annual higher education conference
No offer for Scottish council staff
(25/02/10) Unions react angrily to 'slap in the face'
A challenge facing us all
(24/02/10) Prentis speaks out for social care at national seminar
A Million Voices on TV, online and in the papers!
UNISON's Million Voices for Public Services makes a step onto the small screen next week, with the launch of a new advertising campaign
'Think again', Chesterfield told
UNISON calls for privatisation rethink after bidders pull out
Marching against cuts
UNISON takes to the streets in Neath Port Talbot
Organising victory: Winning fair pay
The Sodexo strike in north Devon was a victory for members - and for union organising
A step closer to equal pay
A decision in the Court of Appeal marks a step forward in the fight for equal pay
Staff hit by charity cuts
Serious problems in the UK's voluntary sector laid bare in report released by UNISON
Training the next generation - apprenticeships
Latest Learning Angle factsheet now available to download
Diary sale
We still have quantities of this year's UNISON diaries available, now at reduced prices
Coming events
including IER seminar on the future for occupational pensions
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
A million voices for public services
Fighting redundancies
Equal pay
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