Staff demand answers over ‘shock’ University of East Anglia job cuts

University of East Anglia bosses face a grilling tomorrow after staff were warned they could face compulsory redundancies, says UNISON. The university told staff last week that it was “unlikely” to be able to deal with a £13.9 million financial shortfall “without compulsory redundancies.” University bosses have yet to lay out their cuts plan, but […]

Rally and lobby of Dacorum Borough councillors by UNISON members

17 April 2018 For operational use Rally and lobby of Dacorum Borough councillors by UNISON members Following industrial action over Easter in protest at the council’s decision to cut redundancy compensation pay the branch is holding a rally followed by a lobby of the council meeting to call on the council to return to talks […]

Dacorum dirty jobs strike set to escalate

Come and support the lobby of councillors on Wednesday 18 April Workers at Dacorum Council in Hertfordshire are in dispute with their employer and are set to ramp up the pressure with more strikes in the coming weeks if the employer doesn’t give way. Last year the Tory controlled council ditched long standing agreements with […]

UNISON members at Dacorum Borough Council go on strike over cuts to redundancy pay

UNISON members at Dacorum Borough Council household waste and recycling depots went on strike over the Easter weekend after the council voted to cut compensation payments to staff who lose their jobs because of redundancy.   Although the council claimed that the cut in redundancy pay wasn’t linked to future job losses eight compulsory redundancies […]

Redundancies bombshell for Norfolk Children’s Services

Staff working for Norfolk County Council Children’s Services have been told that a budget cut of £4m could result in between 40 and 80 people being made redundant. Rumours about potential redundancies had been circulating for some time and senior steward Dave Lambert had tried to find out the truth. But despite a longstanding informal […]