Council job cuts


Over 25,000 jobs are under threat at 52 councils across Britain as Tory funding cuts hit home yet again.


A survey by the GMB general union of job losses in the pipeline shows that there are a total of 25,165 job losses threatened at 52 councils in England, Wales and Scotland.


Since the survey, Stirling Council in Scotland has announced 350 job losses, taking the GMB's total to 25,515.


The job cuts will lead to poorer services, such as bin collections every three weeks, or savage cuts to services for the elderly and for children, along with the decimation of parks and leisure services, the union says.


The job losses range from 39 at Rochdale Borough Council in the north west of England up to 2,000 at Edinburgh City Council and 3,000 in Glasgow.


www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/council-job-losses


www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/job-losses-at-stirling-council