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West Dunbartonshire reps hit back against SNP council's attacks on facility time
AN SNP council is cutting facility time for shop stewards to undermine the fightback against austerity, union reps argued yesterday.
West Dunbartonshire Council is reducing the number of paid reps from the full-time equivalent of 3.4 workers to just two.
Hundreds of council workers turned out for a meeting in protest at the changes yesterday lunchtime.
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