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CUTS: this week in Bristol

Bristol Citizens | 18.09.2010 10:22

What they're doing to your services this week
School Library Service to be cut:

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Pupils-book-service....html

Planning officers to be cut by 25% (also volunteer librarians suggested and museum privatisation)

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/transport-affected-....html

BCC propaganda campaign against homecare workers begins:

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/cost-care-adds/arti....html

Private care costs £16 per hour; public costs £26 per hour. This is being blamed om homecare staff and their sick records. However even with sickness rates of 20% and travel-to-work time, the public costs would still only be £23 -£24 per hour. The waste appears to be in management ...

Redundancy notices at Connexions issued:

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Cuts-sought-163-3-4....html

I've spoken to a worker there who said 16 of the 20 staff made redundant at her office were part-time working mums.

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Bristol Citizens
- Original article on IMC Bristol: http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/693501