The chancellor faces a tough task, but Rachel Reeves must show that Labour is serious about growth
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Opinion: A week from the budget, the country needs a new direction
The chancellor faces a tough task, but Rachel Reeves must show that Labour is serious about growth
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‘Only just the start’
Library staff from Greenwich and Bromley gathered outside Woolwich Central Library last week to highlight their demands for improved pay and conditions. But they also came to hail an important victory in the dispute after a shocking 20 per cent pay cut for sick workers was scrapped following campaigning by Unite. As the early morning […]
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I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library
This is one of my favourite quotes about libraries, written by the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It seems particularly appropriate during Libraries Week. Coincidentally, I contributed to a pan-European study this week on libraries, highli…Read more…
Bromley library win
Unite the union has hailed victory in the dispute at Bromley Central Library over late night openings with fewer staff. Talks this week with the employer social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited…Read more…
Bromley library strikes
Bromley Central Library workers will strike over plans by their employer Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to stage late-night openings with less staff, Unite said today (May 26). The 17 employees,…Read more…
Library staff ‘scared and stressed’ about working through lockdown
UNISON calls for libraries to stay completely closed, to protect library workers and their families
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Safety in libraries must be a priority
‘Our library workers need the certainty that will come with their workplaces being closed for this next lockdown phase’
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UNISON publishes library reopening guidance
Advice for a ‘gradual and phased’ return puts safety first
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Template for furlough deals?
An agreement which will see over 100 workers at 12 Greenwich libraries furloughed on 100 per cent of pay during the coronavirus pandemic, could become a nationwide model.
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Bromley libraries win
The eight-month dispute at Bromley libraries has been settled, following an agreement between Unite and the employer, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), it was announced today (January 30). The…Read more…
Library workers: have you experienced abuse at work?
“I’ve also had customers hurl racist abuse at me and others have refused to be served by me.”
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Shocking picture of austerity cuts to local services is revealed by UNISON
Hundreds of youth centres, libraries and public toilets causing huge impact on communities
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‘Damning report’
A ‘damning’ report on controversial employer social enterprise leisure services’ giant Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), which has contracts with councils in London and Belfast, is published today…Read more…
Fight against ‘damaging’ cuts in Bradford goes on
Bradford council bosses are being ‘obdurate and foot dragging’ in talks to resolve the dispute over swingeing cuts to the city’s 14 libraries and museums, Unite said today (November 14). Unite…Read more…
‘Clear message’
Bromley library workers, who are in the sixth month of strike action against their controversial employer social enterprise leisure services’ giant Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), have unanimously…Read more…
‘Libraries are fundamental’
Libraries Week 2019 should highlight to the public why libraries should not be used as ‘soft targets’ for relentless austerity cuts, Unite said today (October 7). Unite, which is currently…Read more…
‘Swingeing cuts’ fight
Library and museum staff in Bradford will strike for 14 days this autumn over swingeing cuts to the city’s 14 libraries and museums, which could see funding axed by 65 per cent. Unite, which…Read more…
‘Worth fighting for’
Library and museum staff in Bradford have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in the face of swingeing cuts to the city’s libraries and museums, which could see funding axed by 65 per cent. …Read more…
‘Driven to despair’
Library staff in Bradford will be holding a consultative ballot for industrial action as residents face swingeing cuts to the city’s 13 libraries and four museums. Unite announced today (July…Read more…