Unison slams local government spending cuts
DELEGATES slammed the Tories today for their onslaught on local government funding.
Janine from the hard-hit Birmingham local government branch said: “The Tories have tried to blame funding cuts on equal pay claims and also on unions.”
Birmingham faces £300 million worth of cuts, a 21 per cent rise in council tax over two years and a possible 850 redundancies.
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