TWO Rallies in Dundee 1pm and 5pm
Lunchtime: Dundee - For the Right to Work, Against Cut in Jobs and Services!
Date: Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Street: Albert Square
Town/City: Dundee, United Kingdom
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The first of two rallies on the 22nd of June, held at lunchtime in advance of the budget to maximise media coverage.
Unions, service users and allied campaigning groups will come together in Dundee's Albert Square to celebrate the Public Services we currently have and argue for alternatives to the vicious cuts that will be proposed in the budget that afternoon, and in the Comprehensive Spending Review to follow.
Supported by Dundee Trades Council, local Branches of Unison, Unite, the GMB, FBU, UCU and PCS, along with the Right to Work Campaign, Youth Fight for Jobs, Peoples' Charter Campaign, Dundee Pensioners' Forum and CPB.
Demonstrating strong opposition to these cuts now sends the right message at a crucial time - that the people of Dundee know we deserve the best, and will not accept job losses to pay for the greed of bankers and bosses who gambled away our future.
TV cameras will be there - it is important that you are there too!
Teatime: Dundee's Response to The Emergency Budget
Date: Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: City Square, Dundee
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Unions, service users and allied campaigning groups will come together in Dundee's Albert Square to respond to the coalition Government's emergency budget, widely believed to detail cuts across the board for public services.
Supported by Dundee Trades Council, local Branches of Unison, Unite, the GMB, FBU, UCU and PCS, along with the Right to Work Campaign, Youth Fight for Jobs, Peoples' Charter Campaign, Dundee Pensioners' Forum and CPB.
It is vital that we stand up for jobs in Dundee, in the public sector and in the private sector, by standing together in City Square at 5pm on the 22nd of June.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Social work union welcomes Brandon Muir reports
Wednesday 19 August 2009
UNISON, the union representing Scotland’s social work staff, today welcomed the two reports into the Brandon Muir case in Dundee.
Rory Malone, Dundee UNISON Branch Secretary said;
"At a time when some press and politicians appear to queue up to blame social work staff each time a family tragedy like this occurs, we welcome the findings of these independent and authoritative reports that no blame falls on members in Social Work.
"Dundee’s social care staff work very hard, often in difficult circumstances, to try and protect our children and all feel tragedies like this deeply. It is simply not possible to eradicate all risks, but UNISON has gone on record to identify a range of steps that can be taken to improve the position of social work staff and reduce that risk."*
UNISON has already started work with Dundee City Council to address some of the issues in the social work and will continue to discuss ways to implement recommendations in the report.
ENDS
Note for editors:
*Helping people change their lives - UNISON/BASW manifesto for Scotland’s Social Work, outlines 10 issues that need to be tackled to improve the position of social work staff and the services they provide. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/socialwork/swmanifesto25june2009.pdf
For Further Information Please Contact:
Rory Malone (Dundee UNISON Branch Secretary) 07595 893067 (m)
Chris Bartter (Communications Officer) 0771 558 3729(m)
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UNISON, the union representing Scotland’s social work staff, today welcomed the two reports into the Brandon Muir case in Dundee.
Rory Malone, Dundee UNISON Branch Secretary said;
"At a time when some press and politicians appear to queue up to blame social work staff each time a family tragedy like this occurs, we welcome the findings of these independent and authoritative reports that no blame falls on members in Social Work.
"Dundee’s social care staff work very hard, often in difficult circumstances, to try and protect our children and all feel tragedies like this deeply. It is simply not possible to eradicate all risks, but UNISON has gone on record to identify a range of steps that can be taken to improve the position of social work staff and reduce that risk."*
UNISON has already started work with Dundee City Council to address some of the issues in the social work and will continue to discuss ways to implement recommendations in the report.
ENDS
Note for editors:
*Helping people change their lives - UNISON/BASW manifesto for Scotland’s Social Work, outlines 10 issues that need to be tackled to improve the position of social work staff and the services they provide. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/socialwork/swmanifesto25june2009.pdf
For Further Information Please Contact:
Rory Malone (Dundee UNISON Branch Secretary) 07595 893067 (m)
Chris Bartter (Communications Officer) 0771 558 3729(m)
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