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Big protests planned at Southampton City Council’s upcoming budget-setting meeting
Wednesday the 16th will see an ad-hoc collection of activists and workers converging on Southampton City Council’s annual budget setting meeting to protest many of the decisions the Council is likely to make on the day. The meeting is where the Council decides their budget for the next financial year, and so many of the […]
Union slams City Council cuts as ‘devastating’
November 23, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
The Southampton branch of the public sector UNISON have released details of the scale of cutbacks Southampton City Council is proposing, slamming them as ‘devastating’ and that “The effects of the cuts proposed will disproportionately hit low paid women workers and carers that rely on these services”. The City’s Youth Service in particular were highlighted, […]
Campaigners intending to use Local Democracy Week to challenge City Council
October 5, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Local campaigners are intending on using Southampton City Council’s Local Democracy Week, part of a Europe wide democracy initiative, to challenge the Council over their future plans, from environmental measures to impending cuts. The week will include a “Get involved” evening, on Tuesday 12th October from 5-8pm in Central Library, where there’ll be the opportunity […]
Public Sector Unions to take to the streets over Coalition Cuts
On Wednesday 29th Public Sector Union members are set to take to the streets to demonstrate against the Coalitions broad cuts in Public Services. The rally is taking place between 17:00 and 18:00 at the Bargate. Instigated by the Southampton UNISON branch, all the major public sector trade unions in Southampton – UNISON, Unite, GMB, […]
The Librarians Strike Back – Part II
August 10, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Southampton’s Librarians, having delayed a second wave of strikes a few weeks ago (as reported by the Blowhole), have again voted to reject the Council’s plans to replace 7 employed librarians with volunteers and proceed with the closure of Thornhill and Millbrook libraries, and are set to strike this Friday 13th and on Monday 16th. […]
The Librarians Strike Back
July 14, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Following the librarians’ strike on the 21st June, which opposed the cuts facing Southampton’s libraries, senior members of the region’s UNISON union branch have met with Southampton City Council to negotiate the cuts. The aim was to oppose the Councils plans for the libraries: 7 librarian posts are to be replaced by volunteers- who may […]
June 21st Protests Report
June 22, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Well-attended Rallies erupted across Southampton yesterday, as Union members showed their anger at impending cutbacks across the Cities Libraries, Universities and College. Around 150 people, including the vast majority of the City’s Librarians, attended a Rally outside Central Library at the Civic Centre, where a couple of Unison members spoke about the Coalition Government’s upcoming […]
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Southampton goes to the polls: Summary and Predictions
May 3, 2011 by thedolphinsblowhole
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Councillor seats across Southampton are up for grabs this Thursday 5th, with many expecting the local election to deliver a verdict on how the Council is dealing out the cuts dealt out by the coalition government. Seats in all 16 wards are holding elections for councillors alongside the referendum on AV, with a slew of […]