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

Council workers from across UK pack Westminster to tell MPs ‘what’s really happening’ and urge them to Save Our Local Services

Special report: County council’s financial crisis could be the tip of an iceberg warns union

UNISON will continue to ‘harness members voices from the frontline’ in its campaigning

‘We must fight for well-funded, accessible local services that will benefit everyone in our communities’

MPs’ report highlights growing threat to UK’s parks and open spaces as cuts bite deeper

Research reveals the pressure on councils

“The council are promoting this change as a way of saving libraries,” she said. “However, library staff jobs are being lost.” […]

Dave Prentis takes support and solidarity to north London picket line in strike over plans to outsource library service

‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’

Union is seeking to protect youth services ‘for the long term’

The event was organised by UNISON with Speak Up For Libraries - a coalition of organisations and campaigners working to protect libraries and library staff. Several well-known authors – […]

The announcement to staff came at a briefing on next year‘s budget. “People clapped when the pay rise was announced,” UNISON branch secretary Kev Standishday told the local newspaper, The […]

Writers, readers and workers take the fight for the country’s cultural soul to Westminster

Black workers are usually the first to lose their job in a recession – and this has been true for services provided by local government in the latest recession