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STAFF at Wales National Pool and Swansea Bay Sports Park have launched a campaign to stop their pensions being cut by tens of thousands of pounds.
About 90 workers, including lifeguards, gym instructors and receptionists, will be employed by Freedom Leisure when the company takes over the running of both sites from Swansea Council and Swansea University in the summer.
Their union, Unison, says workers employed by the council who move to the pension offered by Freedom Leisure would lose more than £2,200 a year from their retirement pot.
Unison Cymru area organiser Catrin Picand-Jones said: “Wales National Pool Swansea and Swansea Bay Sports Park are vital sporting assets for Swansea and Wales.
“Many accepted low pay because the trade off was a decent pension that provided some security for the future. The council and government must keep to their end of the bargain and protect these workers’ pensions.”
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