Clackmannanshire Council employees gathered outside the local authority’s headquarters in Alloa last Wednesday (4 February) to protest over cuts to public spending.
Negotiations between the council’s chief executive, local councillors and workers’ union representatives got under way within the council building at around noon, with the protest taking place simultaneously in an attempt to bring public attention to the matter, writes Kevin O’Donnell.
Around 50 council labourers protested outside the Kilncraigs building during their lunch break, blowing whistles and holding up signs emblazoned with ‘We say no!’.
The proposed cuts could potentially impact on the wages and conditions of all council employees.
A representative for workers’ union Unite, Robert Coulter, said: “The proposals that they’re making to us are unacceptable.” Chief executive Elaine McPherson explained: “Like all other councils, Clackmannanshire Council faces significant challenges to balance its budget over the coming years.
“No decisions on how this will be achieved have been made yet, with illustrative proposals by officers part of an ongoing consultation process involving the public, partner organisations, trade unions and staff.
“Once the consultation process incomplete, a future meeting of the council will take the final decisions to ensure a balanced budget.” Clackmannanshire Council employees gathered outside the local authority’s headquarters in Alloa last Wednesday (4 February) to protest over cuts to public spending.
Negotiations between the council’s chief executive, local councillors and workers’ union representatives got under way within the council building at around noon, with the protest taking place simultaneously in an attempt to bring public attention to the matter, writes Kevin O’Donnell.
Around 50 council labourers protested outside the Kilncraigs building during their lunch break, blowing whistles and holding up signs emblazoned with ‘We say no!’.
The proposed cuts could potentially impact on the wages and conditions of all council employees.
A representative for workers’ union Unite, Robert Coulter, said: “The proposals that they’re making to us are unacceptable.” Chief executive Elaine McPherson explained: “Like all other councils, Clackmannanshire Council faces significant challenges to balance its budget over the coming years.
“No decisions on how this will be achieved have been made yet, with illustrative proposals by officers part of an ongoing consultation process involving the public, partner organisations, trade unions and staff.
“Once the consultation process incomplete, a future meeting of the council will take the final decisions to ensure a balanced budget.”
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