UNISON skeletons protest against cuts (From Bridgwater Mercury)
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UNISON skeletons protest against cuts
2:03pm Friday 29th October 2010 in How the spending cuts will affect you
UNISON skeletons protest against cuts
UNISON members dressed in skeleton outfits outside Taunton County Hall’s main entrance this morning in protest against the County Council’s budget cuts.
The union representatives donned the costumes and displayed banners at 11am protesting against ‘skeleton services’ and demanding a fairer approach to dealing with Somerset workers.
Each ‘skeleton’ bore the name of a profession affected by the cuts, such as ‘Librarian’ and ‘Teaching Assistant’.
UNISON will now hold a protest march through Taunton with NHS, teaching, TDBC and RMT employees on November 6.
Comments(7)
ashamed of sedgemoor dc
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4:37pm Sat 30 Oct 10
As for those who say we have no money left so services & jobs must go,make note tax evasion & fraud is costing the chancellor, in the region of, £125 Billion pounds each year. How many jobs & services would that save??
Mc@Cloud
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6:57pm Sat 30 Oct 10
These blood sucking public sector workers are going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the mindset that the where good for it. There is no longer the money anymore. I have accepted it and have to work for much less than I did at connaught before they went into administration. Problem they no that that council won't cease to be solvent.
However there are some very unpleasant and underhand tactics being used by the chief exc of scc. I am glad they sleep like a baby at night on £180k when they are forcing people who work caring for local people for £11 per hour into voluntary redundancy.
Guy Smiley
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8:49am Tue 2 Nov 10
I suggest you look up how much the Chief Executive Officer of UNISON gets paid before you start talking about salaries.
His salary and benefits would make the Chief Exec of SCC's salary look pathetic.
ashamed of sedgemoor dc
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3:11pm Tue 2 Nov 10
Guy Smiley wrote:Are you saying that you have no problem with these HUGE taxpayer funded salaries paid to the the Council's Chief Executives?. I don't have to be a union member, (& as a self employed businessman I am not), but I do have to pay my taxes & object to these EXCESSIVE payouts to the top people in the public sector, especially as they are in the process of reducing both their workloads & responsibilites
Ashamed of Sedgemoor, I suggest you look up how much the Chief Executive Officer of UNISON gets paid before you start talking about salaries. His salary and benefits would make the Chief Exec of SCC's salary look pathetic.
Mc@Cloud
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8:26am Fri 5 Nov 10
I think some will have a royal shock when they find that in the private sector its not all flexi-time, pay rise every year, bonuses every year and all when the business you work in loses money hand over fist and has 36 million pound debt to service.
Welcome to reality,,,,, with a bump!
ashamed of sedgemoor dc
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4:02pm Sat 6 Nov 10
Mc@Cloud wrote:Dream on Mc@Cloud. Who in the public sector receives bonuses every year apart from the managers, flexi time has all but stopped & the massive debt this country faces was caused by greedy & unscrupulous bankers who surprise surprise did receive their £37 million bonuses. Welcome to reality Mc@Cloud
I think these skeleton costumes show just how out of touch some people in the private sector are. I think some will have a royal shock when they find that in the private sector its not all flexi-time, pay rise every year, bonuses every year and all when the business you work in loses money hand over fist and has 36 million pound debt to service. Welcome to reality,,,,, with a bump!
the-doctor46 says...
3:27pm Fri 29 Oct 10