Library news

• UNISON appoints new regional secretary in the South West

  20-10-2023 14:24
  
  Kerry Baigent has been appointed as the new regional secretary for UNISON in the South West, the union has announced today (Friday).
  She started in her new role this week and takes over from Joanne Kaye, who retired earlier this year.
  Kerry joined UNISON in 2014, initially working with the union’s health, local government and university branches in the Plymouth and Exeter areas. For the last five years, she has been managing UNISON’s Dorset and Somerset teams.
  Prior to
  
  Read more

• The cash crisis in councils is worsening by the day

  20-10-2023 01:01
  
  Commenting on a new report from the Local Government Association published today (Friday), which suggests councils in England face a funding gap of £4bn over the next two years, UNISON head of local government Mike Short said:
  “The cash crisis in local authorities is worsening by the day. That will mean even more cuts to services and further hardship for communities everywhere.
  “Without significant extra funding from ministers for all councils urgently, many more will be on the
  
  Read more

Follow @LibraryUknws on Twitter!