UNISON
campaigners have teamed up with joined Jack Dromey MP, the GMB and Unite to save Birmingham’s
valuable school crossing wardens.
190 jobs are at risk due to Government cuts to
Birmingham City Council, which is having to find hundreds of millions of pounds
in savings next year alone. Jack Dromey MP, along with UNISON, GMB and Unite,
are calling on Birmingham City Council to protect the roles along with the
city’s children.
UNISON NEC member and local Labour candidate Mary Locke braved
the freezing conditions to speak to parents in one Birmingham school about the
proposed cuts.
Mary said:
“We are fighting to protect our wardens because they
protect our children. They play a crucial role in not only keeping our children
safe in and out of school, but in educating the many students they see every
day in the importance of road safety. They do a fantastic job and I am proud to
represent UNISON in challenging the Council to rethink this decision.
Mark New,
Regional Organiser, added:
“I would like to thank Jack Dromey MP, the GMB and
Unite for the terrific partnership working that this campaign has benefited
from. We must not forget that we are facing this problem in the first place
because this Tory Government is punishing Birmingham with excessively heavy
cuts, but we must challenge Birmingham City Council to make the right decision
in not putting a price on our children’s’ safety.”
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