Plans by the University of Huddersfield to cut almost 200 jobs are unacceptable and will be deeply damaging to both staff and students, says UNISON today (Friday). In an announcement to all staff at the university earlier this week, vice-chancellor Professor Bob Cryan confirmed the plans to make 198 compulsory redundancies. Cuts on such a […]
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Proposals to close two customer services centres in Kirklees are likely to have the greatest impact on the most vulnerable members of the local community, says UNISON today (Monday). A formal consultation to close the centres in Huddersfield and Dewsbury began last week. The plans could see the loss of more than 40 council jobs, […]
Support staff at Kirklees College will walk out for another two days this week as the dispute over pay continues, UNISON says today (Tuesday). Workers will walk out tomorrow and Thursday (8 and 9 November) over the college’s continued refusal to negotiate pay. This latest round of strikes follows four days of industrial action in […]
Proposals which could see cuts to a number of children’s services at Kirklees Council would come at an immeasurable cost to young people, UNISON is warning today (Monday). The council is trying to address a funding gap of over £20m, and is already planning job cuts, and potential closure of other services including care homes. […]
Leisure centres in Kirklees are at risk as the council looks to address its budget shortfall, UNISON is warning. The union has been told by Kirklees Active Leisure that it is planning to make 235 redundancies across five of the centres it runs on behalf of the council, as well as its head office. The […]
Workers from Kirklees Council will lobby their employer ahead of this afternoon’s cabinet meeting against potential closures of care homes and leisure centres, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Workers represented by UNISON will be gathering outside Huddersfield Town Hall at 2.30pm, ahead of the cabinet meeting at 3pm. The council is planning to cut 250 jobs […]
Workers at Kirklees Council represented by UNISON lobbied the council ahead of its meeting yesterday (Wednesday), over planned cuts to address financial pressures faced by the authority. UNISON Kirklees branch secretary Mick Donoghue also addressed the council meeting. You can watch his deputation below, or read it in full. “Thirteen years of Tory mis-management have brought […]
Workers from Kirklees Council will lobby the employer ahead of a council meeting on Wednesday over plans to cut 250 jobs, UNISON says today (Monday). The job cuts are to address an overspend of more than £20 million – and workers are now being balloted over potential strike action in response. The lobby, which is […]
Workers from both Barnsley College and Kirklees College are striking over their respective employers’ refusal to engage in pay negotiations. Details of the strikes are as follows: BARNSLEY COLLEGE Staff will be taking a day’s strike action on Monday 11 September. The main picket will be outside the main building (Old Mill Lane building) from […]
Staff at Kirklees Council are being consulted over potential strike action in response to plans to cut 250 jobs to address a £20 million overspend, UNISON says. An indicative ballot is now open to workers – after UNISON called on the council earlier this month to reconsider its plans. No agreed redundancy policy is in […]