Why Barnet UNISON is supporting BarnetSpring March
Barnet UNISON has been involved in a five year campaign to oppose the mass outsourcing of Council services. The Council has refused to engage on alternatives to outsourcing.
Two years ago Barnet Council cut our Facility Time by 65% and added a further cut last year. Our branch has recently been presented with a proposal to cut the remaining facility time to a level by which the branch will be unable to represent our members. This is at a time of massive change for our members. Over 600 hundred workers are facing a transfer to Capita later this year and we have learnt most of the jobs are to be based out of London.
This is a direct attack on our union and the ability of our members to belong to a union.
Why the attack on Barnet UNISON?
● We are guilty of doing our utmost to defend our members’ terms and conditions.
● We are guilty of working with other local trade unions and the community our members serve to defend public services.
We are joining the community and other Trade Unions for the BarnetSpring March at a time of increasing austerity. Residents fear having a multi-national, Capita, take over the lion’s share of the Council’s services with a 10 year contract and that this will have a detrimental impact on local democracy.
We will not be silenced and our voice will be stronger in the months to come.
If you support public services and oppose the Coalition Government’s Austerity policies, then there is no better place to be than with our unions and community on the demonstration March 23rd: now known as the BarnetSpring.