Library activists from Walsall and Hampshire explain the reality behind the stats that funding has been decimated and libraries are closing at an alarming rate
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UNISON calls for libraries to stay completely closed, to protect library workers and their families
"And ‘closed’ must mean putting a temporary stop to all click and collect services and access to IT provision too. "We need to save lives and […]
Advice for a ‘gradual and phased’ return puts safety first
“I’ve also had customers hurl racist abuse at me and others have refused to be served by me.”
Central government cuts have led to a 17% fall in council spending on local services in England since the Conservatives came to power […]
Councils are using every trick in the book to offload their libraries
UNISON lays down plans to protect service and workers after hearing of members burned out and facing threats and violence
- Date
- 25 May 2019 1:00pm–2:30pm
- Location
- Greenford Road, Ealing
Assemble at Greenford Hall 11am Save our Seven Libraries Greenford Hanwell Northfields Perivale Pitshanger West Ealing Wood End All seven are under threat from Ealing Council – join us to say no to the Council’s ultimatum of replacing local libraries with volunteer-managed centres outsourced to private organisations, or face closure. The route: Assemble at Greenford […]
UNISON survey of library workers will look at the effects of austerity cuts on the service