One of the cuts that the Labour administration is making in the back office is in what is called union facility time. This is a legal entitlement for union organisers to use work time to organise. In many organisations it is considered more efficient if a few people do this full-time rather than many do it part-time. In Ealing the budget for this is £250K per annum this year. This is to be cut by 20% or £50K, but not the next financial year 2011/2, the year after.
When compared to frontline cuts of 50% in many areas valued by residents it seems strange indeed that union facility time should only be cut by 20% and that this should be delayed until the year after next. It seems to me that this is another example of Labour having the wrong priorities.
3 replies on “Union facility time only lightly trimmed”
Phil
Hope you are keeping a tally of your suggested savings.
Please would you tell us about the apparent purchase of the YMCA.
Don’t these things also have to be approved by Cabinet – up front?
Thank you
Found some of the answers but are you able to say just what this site will be used for please?
George,
I have not been briefed on this matter so I haven’t got the foggiest.