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'Proud to serve the public’ is a North West TUC campaign to protect and promote public services in our Region. We believe public services are a vital part of the North West economy. They create jobs, stimulate growth and... Read more

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- US unemployment falls again: jobless rate now better than Britain’s | http://t.co/ZVxyGhNC 11 hrs ago
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- Govt is asking hundreds of thousands of council tenants to forego work on their homes because of the cuts - @tom_watson http://t.co/McZo8sNf 1 day ago
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The alternative to cuts in public services
- £95 billion is lost every year through tax evasion and tax avoidance by big business and wealthy individuals
- Another £27.7 billion is uncollected every year by HM Revenue & Customs, because of cuts in staff
- Introducing a Robin Hood Tax - a tiny 0.05 per cent tax on financial speculators - could raise $400 billion globally
- Almost £2billion is being spent on privatising the NHS
- The public now owns several banks - their profits should be used to invest in public services
- Stopping the replacement of, for example, Trident, would save £78 billion
- Cracking down hard on the obscene bonuses of bankers – who caused this mess in the first place – would raise billions more.
Cutting public services only creates MORE unemployment and increases the benefits bill. Growing the economy and creating jobs in both the private and public sectors is the sensible way to achieve sustainable recovery.
Recent Comments
- Peter Middleman, PCS Regional Secretary on 80,000 jobs to go from public services in North West
- alan milne on Demonstrate in Liverpool against the Health and Social Care Bill
- SB on Private sector can’t fill spending gap – so Manchester’s New Year fireworks are cancelled
- Jimbo on Private sector can’t fill spending gap – so Manchester’s New Year fireworks are cancelled
- « Uncategorized « Skribbledot Copy on “Why should our pension money be used to pay off some rich banker?”
Support the action on Nov30
TELL THE TORIES TO STOP THE CUTS
Brendan Barber - March for the Alternative
THE JOB LOSSES TOLL…

Job losses in public services which have been announced in the North West:

2,000 JOBS - BOLTON COUNCIL
1,000 JOBS - BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CO.
1,000 JOBS - BLACKPOOL CO.
70 JOBS - BURNLEY CO.
420 JOBS - BURY CO.
550 JOBS - CHESHIRE EAST CO.
140 JOBS - CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER CO.
500 JOBS - CHESHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
3,000 JOBS - GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE AUTHORITY
200 JOBS - GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE AUTHORITY
100 JOBS - GREATER MANCHESTER PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE
120 JOBS - HALTON CO.
400 JOBS - KNOWSLEY CO.
6,000 JOBS - LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
1,000 JOBS - LANCASHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
1,500 JOBS - LIVERPOOL CITY CO.
2000 JOBS - MANCHESTER CITY CO.
1,800 JOBS - MERSEYSIDE POLICE AUTHORITY
192 JOBS - MERSEYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
800 JOBS - OLDHAM CO.
150 JOBS - PRESTON CITY CO.
76 JOBS - PENDLE CO.
350 JOBS - ROCHDALE CO.
1,000 JOBS - SEFTON CO.
800 JOBS - SALFORD CITY CO.
400 JOBS - ST HELENS CO.
400 JOBS - STOCKPORT CO.
800 JOBS - TAMESIDE CO.
150 JOBS - TRAFFORD CO.
70 JOBS - WARRINGTON CO.
1,000 JOBS - WIRRAL CO.
820 JOBS - WIGAN CO.

TOTAL: 28,732 JOBS*

Please let us know if your public service is being cut. Send details to mfinnegan@tuc.org.uk

*Last updated March 30th, 2011
Links
- AMiE Association of Managers in Education
- CDNA Community and District Nursing Association
- CWU Communication Workers Union
- Fair to Agency Workers The NW TUC campaign for a fair deal
- FBU Fire Brigades Union
- GMB General Municipal and Boilermakers Union
- NASUWT National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
- North West Trades Union Congress The voice of working people in the region
- NUT National Union of Teachers
- PCS Public and Commercial Services Union
- Prospect Union for professionals
- UNISON The public service trade union
- UNITE Britain’s biggest union
Other sites
- A Thousand Cuts A Thousand Cuts aims to monitor and report on the impact of Britain’s public sector funding cuts in the wake of the financial crisis.
- False Economy: Why cuts are the wrong cure For everyone concerned about the impact of the Government’s spending cuts on their community, their family or their job
- Keep The Post Public Communication Workers Union campaign against privatising the post office
- Pensions justice The TUC campaign for Pensions Justice
- The Saving Challenge Help us get more, for less
- ToUChstone blog A public policy blog from the TUC
- Where are the cuts? Mapping where the cuts fall on the ground
All Together for Public Services

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Public service news
- Jobs in the US, job loss in the UK: a tale of two recoveries - The Guardian February 3, 2012
- Council Tax Freeze Confirmed - Chesterfield Post February 3, 2012
- Live blog: Public Services Summit 2012 (day 2) - The Guardian (blog) February 3, 2012
- White collar blues - Sydney Morning Herald February 3, 2012
- Live blog: Public Services Summit 2012 - The Guardian (blog) February 2, 2012
Meanwhile… in The City:
- Business A to Z of the Sunday newspapers - This is Money February 5, 2012
- Why Labour's anti-bonus stance is a bit rich - Belfast Telegraph February 5, 2012
- BANKERS' BONUS CULTURE NEEDS TO BE REASSESSED - Express.co.uk February 5, 2012
- Fat Cat Britain: Whitehall mandarins share £100m bonuses - The Independent February 5, 2012
- City's bars and retailers gear up for the annual bonus extravaganza - The Guardian February 5, 2012
Pensions justice
Mark Serwotka, Gen. Sec. PCS
Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, calls for support for the Nov 30 TUC Day of Action on pensions - 'the biggest strike in Britain for the last 80 years'
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The alternative to cuts in public services

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Support the action on Nov30

TELL THE TORIES TO STOP THE CUTS

Brendan Barber - March for the Alternative

THE JOB LOSSES TOLL…

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All Together for Public Services

The Robin Hood Tax Campaign

Latest News

Campaign videos

Public service news

Meanwhile… in The City:

Pensions justice

Mark Serwotka, Gen. Sec. PCS

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