Unite slams cuts survey
Friday 09 November 2012
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EmailThe Unite union slammed North Lanarkshire Council today for asking locals which services to slash and which jobs to cuts.
Regional industrial officer Tam Connarty said councillors were playing the "worst kind of populist politics" and had "bottled out of dealing with the big issues they're paid handsomely to do."
The council is looking to cut its budget by £73 million and get rid of 1,600 workers.
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