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Library activists from Walsall and Hampshire explain the reality behind the stats that funding has been decimated and libraries are closing at an alarming rate

UNISON calls for libraries to stay completely closed, to protect library workers and their families

‘Our library workers need the certainty that will come with their workplaces being closed for this next lockdown phase’

Advice for a ‘gradual and phased’ return puts safety first

“I’ve also had customers hurl racist abuse at me and others have refused to be served by me.”

Hundreds of youth centres, libraries and public toilets causing huge impact on communities

Councils are using every trick in the book to offload their libraries

UNISON lays down plans to protect service and workers after hearing of members burned out and facing threats and violence

UNISON survey of library workers will look at the effects of austerity cuts on the service

They have severely limited the access to the arts for the public and they cannot continue, says UNISON.  UNISON general secretary Dave […]

Cash-trapped councils across the country have had no choice but to cut back on culture and libraries spending in a desperate attempt to save core services

Local government conference vows to campaign for libraries and cultural services.

In recent years they’ve seen the value of their pay fall, now the university wants to cut their income in retirement too

UNISON members share their experiences of what the local government cuts have meant for library services where they live and work

UNISON members share their experiences of what the local government cuts have meant for library services where they live and work