No stone left unturned No 9: Bah Humbug “Withdrawal of Tea and Coffee.

Barnet UNISON attended a Council finances meeting in the Council depot with our members and the chief executive. Several of our members asked why the Council had taken away their tea and coffee. Staff were informed that taking away the tea and coffee would save the Council £50,000.

To understand the scale of the cut when compared to the total spend which is £400,000,000 millio a £50,000 cut equates to 0.0125% saving.

UNISON comment: This is a workforce that works outside. They can’t pop off to the staff kitchen to make a cuppa. The only time they get to make use of tea and coffee is first thing in the morning before the shift starts at 6 am. During the cold winter months why would Barnet Council choose to deny a hot drink for their manual workers?

UNISON has asked for this to be restored but as, yet we have not had a reply.

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