Birmingham City Council intends to change the contracts for all 26,000 non-school staff, which will result in thousands of employees losing thousands of pounds per year due to cuts to weekend pay, shift pay, car allowances and parking. The union Unison believes these contract changes will make workers cheaper and more flexible to privatize services. Speakers are urged to attend a council meeting lobby to voice opposition to the proposals in order to protect jobs, pay, conditions and services, as privatization will reduce services and increase costs for citizens. The lowest paid workers like home carers and care assistants stand to lose up to £6,000 annually.
Birmingham City Council is implementing budget cuts that will reduce staffing and services for children's education. The cuts will lead to privatization of services like outdoor learning, music, health education, and school meals. This will result in higher costs and fewer resources, providing a poorer quality of education. Children are at risk of losing valuable learning experiences at museums, libraries, farms and other outdoor activities. The petition urges the council to oppose these cuts and demand more funding from the government to maintain public services for children.
Cross sample letter to schools & arts organisationscrossbrum
Birmingham City Council plans to cut central education services and outsource them as private cooperative/trust organizations. This would affect services that support music, outdoor learning, special education needs, early years teaching, behavior support, school advising and improvement, health education, family learning, school catering and cleaning, and international student exchange. The letter writer is concerned that once outsourced, these services will either close or only be available to schools and families that can afford to pay for them. They ask the recipient to sign an enclosed petition challenging the proposed cuts to these important education support services.
The letter expresses deep concern about proposed public service cuts in Birmingham, including cuts to all central education services provided by Birmingham City Council. These services support music, arts, health, outdoor education and special needs children. Birmingham has been nationally recognized for its education success due to strong partnerships between schools and the local authority. For the first time, the author has joined a campaign called CROSS to protest the planned cuts and implores the MP to listen to voices against the cuts and find other solutions.
The letter expresses concerns about proposed cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It argues that services like music, arts, health education, and governor support are invaluable to schools and improve student outcomes. The letter asks councillors to reconsider privatizing these services, as not all schools would be able to afford them, and to ensure equal access to learning resources remains for all Birmingham children.
The document outlines actions agreed at a Joint Union Meeting to challenge proposed budget cuts to arts and education services. It lists 7 actions: 1) Develop a campaign called CROSS to challenge the cuts. 2) Get people of all ages to sign a petition. 3) Organize people to attend key events from December 4th to January protesting the cuts. 4) Write to councillors and MPs with sample letters provided. 5) Attend councillor and MP surgeries to raise concerns. 6) Arrange a public meeting in mid-late January. 7) Have unions plan a protest march for early March. The document calls on recipients to help organize and support the campaign to retain services
Stop the education cuts cross public meeting leafletcrossbrum
Birmingham City Council is proposing cuts to central services that would negatively impact schools. Services facing cuts include catering, cleaning, services for special educational needs children, music programs, and support for teachers. The cuts could eliminate vital learning experiences for students. However, the document argues that increasing taxes on the wealthy and implementing a transaction tax on banks could generate revenue to fund public services instead of making cuts. It urges joining a campaign to pressure the council to advocate for more government funding rather than making these education cuts.
Stop the education cuts cross letter to head teacherscrossbrum
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to retain and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
Birmingham City Council is implementing budget cuts that will reduce staffing and services for children's education. The cuts will lead to privatization of services like outdoor learning, music, health education, and school meals. This will result in higher costs and fewer resources, providing a poorer quality of education. Children are at risk of losing valuable learning experiences at museums, libraries, farms and other outdoor activities. The petition urges the council to oppose these cuts and demand more funding from the government to maintain public services for children.
Cross sample letter to schools & arts organisationscrossbrum
Birmingham City Council plans to cut central education services and outsource them as private cooperative/trust organizations. This would affect services that support music, outdoor learning, special education needs, early years teaching, behavior support, school advising and improvement, health education, family learning, school catering and cleaning, and international student exchange. The letter writer is concerned that once outsourced, these services will either close or only be available to schools and families that can afford to pay for them. They ask the recipient to sign an enclosed petition challenging the proposed cuts to these important education support services.
The letter expresses deep concern about proposed public service cuts in Birmingham, including cuts to all central education services provided by Birmingham City Council. These services support music, arts, health, outdoor education and special needs children. Birmingham has been nationally recognized for its education success due to strong partnerships between schools and the local authority. For the first time, the author has joined a campaign called CROSS to protest the planned cuts and implores the MP to listen to voices against the cuts and find other solutions.
The letter expresses concerns about proposed cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It argues that services like music, arts, health education, and governor support are invaluable to schools and improve student outcomes. The letter asks councillors to reconsider privatizing these services, as not all schools would be able to afford them, and to ensure equal access to learning resources remains for all Birmingham children.
The document outlines actions agreed at a Joint Union Meeting to challenge proposed budget cuts to arts and education services. It lists 7 actions: 1) Develop a campaign called CROSS to challenge the cuts. 2) Get people of all ages to sign a petition. 3) Organize people to attend key events from December 4th to January protesting the cuts. 4) Write to councillors and MPs with sample letters provided. 5) Attend councillor and MP surgeries to raise concerns. 6) Arrange a public meeting in mid-late January. 7) Have unions plan a protest march for early March. The document calls on recipients to help organize and support the campaign to retain services
Stop the education cuts cross public meeting leafletcrossbrum
Birmingham City Council is proposing cuts to central services that would negatively impact schools. Services facing cuts include catering, cleaning, services for special educational needs children, music programs, and support for teachers. The cuts could eliminate vital learning experiences for students. However, the document argues that increasing taxes on the wealthy and implementing a transaction tax on banks could generate revenue to fund public services instead of making cuts. It urges joining a campaign to pressure the council to advocate for more government funding rather than making these education cuts.
Stop the education cuts cross letter to head teacherscrossbrum
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to retain and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to preserve and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to retain and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
This document lists 4 website links for CrossBrum: their Weebly site at http://crossbrum.weebly.com/, their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/CrossBrum/174067739287644, their Twitter account at http://twitter.com/#!/CrossBrum, and their SlideShare profile at http://www.slideshare.net/crossbrum.
Birmingham City Council is implementing budget cuts that will reduce staffing and services for children's education. The cuts will lead to privatization of services like outdoor learning, music, health education, and school meals. This will result in higher costs and fewer resources, providing a poorer quality of education. Children are at risk of losing valuable learning experiences in museums, libraries, farms and outdoor activities. The petition urges the council to oppose these cuts and demand more funding from the government to maintain public services for children.
Cross sample letter to schools & arts organisationscrossbrum
Birmingham City Council plans to cut central education services and outsource them as private cooperative/trust organizations. This would affect services that support music, outdoor learning, special education needs, early years teaching, behavior support, school advising and improvement, health education, family learning, school catering and cleaning, and international student exchange. The letter writer is concerned that once outsourced, these services will either close or only be available to schools and families that can afford to pay for them. They ask the recipient to sign an enclosed petition challenging the proposed cuts to these important education support services.
The letter expresses deep concern about proposed public service cuts in Birmingham, including cuts to all central education services provided by Birmingham City Council. These services support music, arts, health, outdoor education and special needs children. Birmingham has been nationally recognized for its education success due to strong partnerships between schools and the local authority. For the first time, the author has joined a campaign called CROSS to protest the planned cuts and implores the MP to listen to voices against the cuts and find other solutions.
The letter expresses concerns about proposed cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It argues that services like music, arts, health education, and governor support are invaluable to schools and improve student outcomes. The letter asks councillors to reconsider privatizing these services, as not all schools would be able to afford them, and to ensure equal access to learning resources for all Birmingham children remains a priority.
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to preserve and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
The document is a letter from the Campaign to Retain Our School Services urging head teachers to support efforts to stop cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It lists over 20 services that will be affected by cuts, including music, SEN support, and outdoor learning. It asks head teachers to sign a petition, write letters, and attend a public meeting to pressure the council to retain and improve these services rather than cut or privatize them. The letter is signed by representatives of teachers unions in Birmingham.
This document lists 4 website links for CrossBrum: their Weebly site at http://crossbrum.weebly.com/, their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/CrossBrum/174067739287644, their Twitter account at http://twitter.com/#!/CrossBrum, and their SlideShare profile at http://www.slideshare.net/crossbrum.
Birmingham City Council is implementing budget cuts that will reduce staffing and services for children's education. The cuts will lead to privatization of services like outdoor learning, music, health education, and school meals. This will result in higher costs and fewer resources, providing a poorer quality of education. Children are at risk of losing valuable learning experiences in museums, libraries, farms and outdoor activities. The petition urges the council to oppose these cuts and demand more funding from the government to maintain public services for children.
Cross sample letter to schools & arts organisationscrossbrum
Birmingham City Council plans to cut central education services and outsource them as private cooperative/trust organizations. This would affect services that support music, outdoor learning, special education needs, early years teaching, behavior support, school advising and improvement, health education, family learning, school catering and cleaning, and international student exchange. The letter writer is concerned that once outsourced, these services will either close or only be available to schools and families that can afford to pay for them. They ask the recipient to sign an enclosed petition challenging the proposed cuts to these important education support services.
The letter expresses deep concern about proposed public service cuts in Birmingham, including cuts to all central education services provided by Birmingham City Council. These services support music, arts, health, outdoor education and special needs children. Birmingham has been nationally recognized for its education success due to strong partnerships between schools and the local authority. For the first time, the author has joined a campaign called CROSS to protest the planned cuts and implores the MP to listen to voices against the cuts and find other solutions.
The letter expresses concerns about proposed cuts to central education services in Birmingham. It argues that services like music, arts, health education, and governor support are invaluable to schools and improve student outcomes. The letter asks councillors to reconsider privatizing these services, as not all schools would be able to afford them, and to ensure equal access to learning resources for all Birmingham children remains a priority.
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2. Birmingham City Council have issued a section 188 notice which covers all 26,000 non schools staff as they in-
tend to change everyone's contract of employment. Thousands of staff face losing thousands of pounds every
year as the council attack weekend, unsocial hours and shift pay, BCC also want to take away car parking and
cut car allowances. The new contract would bring in new flexibility in the form of job groups and would change
the conduct suite of policies making it easier to dismiss staff.
Unison believe that the Council want to change contracts to make the workforce cheaper and more flexible to
make it easier for them to privatise the services we deliver to the people of Birmingham.
It is clear that the Government expect public sector workers to pay for the deficit created by bankers and finan-
cial speculators but these cuts do not need to be made. The deficit could be reduced in many other ways—it
really depends on what your priorities are. They could insist that the rich pay the £130b in avoided and evaded
tax, they could cancel the European jet fighter programme or Trident or introduce a Robin Hood tax on company
profits. The truth is that the Tories are using the deficit as an excuse to get rid of a welfare state that they have
never believed in and in Birmingham the Council are happy to implement the government cuts.
We have to stand up to them. If we allow huge attacks on our pay and conditions then privatisation will follow.
Once services are in private hands the people of Birmingham will get less and be charged more. We have to
fight to protect our jobs, our terms and conditions and our services. That’s why we are asking every member to
attend the Lobby and bring along your family and friends. We have to make sure that all elected councillors
know what these proposals mean for staff and how strongly we feel about them.
At every opportunity the Government say that the poorest will be protected but these proposed cuts in pay hit the
lowest paid the hardest. Home carers would lose weekend pay and car allowances, some staff could lose up to
£6,000. Care assistants would lose weekend pay and shift pay and so could lose up to £6,000, both of these
groups are in grade 2.
Speak Out and Be Heard—Lobby the full Council meeting.
Birmingham City Council have issued a section 188 notice which covers all 26,000 non schools staff as they
intend to change everyone's contract of employment. Thousands of staff face losing thousands of pounds every
year as the council attack weekend, unsocial hours and shift pay, BCC also want to take away car parking and
cut car allowances. The new contract would bring in new flexibility in the form of job groups and would change
the conduct suite of policies making it easier to dismiss staff.
Unison believe that the Council want to change contracts to make the workforce cheaper and more flexible to
make it easier for them to privatise the services we deliver to the people of Birmingham.
It is clear that the Government expect public sector workers to pay for the deficit created by bankers and
financial speculators but these cuts do not need to be made. The deficit could be reduced in many other ways—
it really depends on what your priorities are. They could insist that the rich pay the £130b in avoided and evaded
tax, they could cancel the European jet fighter programme or Trident or introduce a Robin Hood tax on company
profits. The truth is that the Tories are using the deficit as an excuse to get rid of a welfare state that they have
never believed in and in Birmingham the Council are happy to implement the government cuts.
We have to stand up to them. If we allow huge attacks on our pay and conditions then privatisation will follow.
Once services are in private hands the people of Birmingham will get less and be charged more. We have to
fight to protect our jobs, our terms and conditions and our services. That’s why we are asking every member to
attend the Lobby and bring along your family and friends. We have to make sure that all elected councillors
know what these proposals mean for staff and how strongly we feel about them.
At every opportunity the Government say that the poorest will be protected but these proposed cuts in pay hit the
lowest paid the hardest. Home carers would lose weekend pay and car allowances, some staff could lose up to
£6,000. Care assistants would lose weekend pay and shift pay and so could lose up to £6,000, both of these
groups are in grade 2.
Speak Out and Be Heard—Lobby the full Council meeting.