Thursday February 24th 

Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike, to coincide with this the union organised a march meeting on the Victoria Embankment ar 11.00am and marching across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall in West Bridgford.

Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike, to coincide with this the union organised a march meeting on the Victoria Embankment ar 11.00am and marching across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall in West Bridgford.

Unison had originally wanted to march from Bridge Field in West Bridgford, but Tory-run Rushcliffe Borough Council refused permission for the union to use the land, claiming that do otherwise might be seen as "supporting a political initiative". Unison condemned the decision, hence relocating the start point to Victoria Embankment.

Unison says:

Nottinghamshire County Council councillors met on 24 Feb to set a budget.  Vital public services are at risk, and 1,000 staff face being compulsory sacked in the next few months.

Notts County Council does not need to make these cutsLike other councils, they should be lobbying central government for adequate funding to protect local jobs, services and the Notts economy. 

The council says it will spend £60million on making 3,500 staff redundant over 3 years.  Putting people on the dole will mean services are permanently cut, will take millions out of  reduced or deleted — and our local economy.

It will also mean more is spent on benefits — keeping people in jobs costs less than keeping them on the dole.  And jobs keep services running.

UNISON has identified £27 million the council could use to protect services and jobs.  

Back UNISON in our call for:

* NO compulsory redundancies 

* YES to lobbying the Government for funding 

* PLANNED service changes, not savage cuts, as a better way to protect services, jobs, & communities.

Notts Unison

http://www.nottsunison.org.uk

Liam Conway of Notts NUT addresses rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgKFzCKP808

NottsSOS

http://www.nottssos.org.uk

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

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