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Protesters rally outside the Burrell Collection, one of Glasgow's flagship galleries
CUTS to Glasgow’s museums will leave the city forking out for “expensive contractors” and a diminished public offering, workers warned this weekend.
At a rally on Saturday outside the Burrell Collection, one of the city’s flagship galleries, public-sector union Unison called for SNP and Green councillors to reverse cuts to cultural institutions. Reps also called on the Scottish government to provide long-term funding.
Glasgow Life, the “arms-length external organisation” which runs museums, libraries and sports facilities on behalf of the city council, plans to cut 37 posts out of a total of 128 in the museum’s workforce.
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