Chancellor Philip Hammond needs to use next week’s autumn statement to financially reboot the UK’s crisis hit youth services which have seen 3,000 jobs axed in the last decade. The call will…Read more…
‘Pink book’ saved
Unite, youth and community members have overwhelmingly voted to accept a new two year deal after the Local Government Association (LGA) employers rowed back on plans to tear up the ‘pink book’….Read more…
We must support young people and the services they rely on
Youth workers are tireless in the support they provide to young people, for example helping them find work and getting more education. In the months and years ahead, it’s time we as a country showed…Read more…
Millions axed from youth service spending, says UNISON
An estimated £387 million has been axed in just six years from youth services across the UK, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). The report –A Future at Risk: Cuts in Youth Services–…Read more…
Cuts are destroying youth services across the country, local government conference hears
Delegates commit union to campaign for quality youth services as part of broader fight to save local services
The article Cuts are destroying youth services across the country, local government…Read more…
SAVE THE ‘PINK BOOK’
Youth workers have lobbied the Local Government Association over threats to tear up their ‘pink book’ protecting pay, terms and conditions. Unite – which represents thousands of youth,…Read more…
Fight to save youth workers’ future
Hundreds of youth workers are today (March 3) lobbying the Local Government Association in an effort to save the ‘pink book’ which protects their pay terms and conditions. Unite – which…Read more…