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GMB AVERT 1,300 REDUNDANCIES AT COMMUNITY
DAY NURSERIES BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
More talks with Birmingham City
Council on its future of services across the city
In January this year Birmingham City Council threatened the loss of 1,300
jobs when they issued a Section 188 notice of risk of redundancy. This was accompanied with a proposal to close all Community
Day Nurseries, the Youth Service and Commissioning across the city.
Tony Hughes, GMB Branch Secretary said, “GMB members have
been successful in stopping the loss of the Community Day Nursery jobs following extensive talks with Birmingham City Council. GMB members putt together petitions, wrote to MP's and local councillors with detailed
evidence in relation to the needs of the children of Birmingham and the impact of the proposed job cuts on them. There will now be no redundancies
in the Community Day Nurseries and the Section 188 notice has now been removed. We will more talks with Birmingham City Council on its future budget plans. The council saw an increase in their budget from central
government in this year’s settlement however, they still cut millions from the departments, to off-set debts they had
run up though poor leadership.”
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Contact: Tony Hughes,
GMB Branch Secretary on 0121 675 8036 or Joe Morgan, GMB Regional Secretary on 0121 550 4888 or 07794 247960 or GMB Press Office: Rose Conroy on 07974 251823 or Steve Pryle on 07921 289880
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