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| Outsourced Your Choice Barnet & Care UK strikers with Russel Branch & Brian May |
Grassroots trade union member
and campaigners I have just heard the shocking news that Dimensions a Social
Enterprise plans wage cuts, redundancies,
and service closures as a result of winning a contract from Somerset County
Council to deliver social care services.
I strongly recommend reading a
report written by Dexter Whitfield (commissioned by Unite the union) see here
It presents a shocking picture
of a service for some our most
vulnerable members of our communities being decimated.
The speed in which they want
to impose these brutal measures to loyal hard working council workers is
astonishing.
Sadly this is yet another
example of brutal austerity policies
targeting the low paid and those in
need of services.
I look forward to the announcement
of a robust industrial response to
this outrageous attack on union members in order we can send solidarity from
across the grassroots movement to both Somerset County Council and Dimensions
that they will not get away with this sort of attack without a fight.
Solidarity to all the Trade Unions
in Somerset County Council, please let us all know what you need from the grassroots
trade union community.
P.S. Your Choice Barnet were outsourced social care staff who took strike action as a result of 33% cut in staff and a 9.5% pay cut. Care UK care workers were outsourced and took part in a 90 days of strike action in response to cuts of up to 25%. Barnet and Care UK took strike action together and met up in Parliament with John McDonnell to highlight the attacks of low paid care workers.
We are attending a council meeting at county hall Taunton on 15/02/17. We welcome anyone who can come and support us and sign our petition.
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