Latest news in the Community, youth workers and not for profit sector

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London’s youth in battle to save young people’s services

22 July 2011

Youth services in London are being hit harder than any other public service as 15 of London’s 34 councils slash their children and young people's budgets by a staggering £17 million, with bigger cuts still to come, warns Unite.

Unite’s ‘Big Society’ road show ends in trip to Downing Street

19 July 2011

Unite’s ‘Big Society’ road show comes to an end on Wednesday 20 July with the delivery to Downing Street of four massive anniversary cards, crammed full of hundreds of furious messages to prime minister David Cameron.

Strike looms as workers bid to stop Cameron council wiping out top class kids support

15 July 2011

The battle to stop the cuts causing more pain to the country's young people is coming directly to the prime minister's home turf.

Charity workers protest on the first anniversary of the so-called ‘Big Society’

15 July 2011

Print this page Home > News & events > Latest news > Charity workers protest on the first anniversary of the so-called ‘Big Society’ Charity workers protest on the first anniversary of the so-called ‘Big Society’ 15 July 2011 Unite voluntary sector workers will mark the first anniversary of the launch of Cameron’s so-called ‘Big Society’ with a rally outside the Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday 19 July, as they unite to oppose the government’s attack on the voluntary sector.

Kent county council to slash young peoples’ services

14 July 2011

Kent county council’s plans to slash its youth service budget by £1 million is a devastating blow to deprived communities across the county and could see up to 27 youth projects close, says Unite.

Young Londoners tell government - stop attacking our services

08 July 2011

Young users of youth services in the capital and those who work with them will sound off over cuts and the loss of their services at the Choose Youth London rally on Saturday 23 July.

Join Unite’s Liverpool ‘Big Society’ anniversary event to challenge Cameron’s cuts covering gimmick

07 July 2011

Liverpool residents furious at cuts to the voluntary sector in the city, have a chance to protest about David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ cuts-covering gimmick this Saturday, 9 July

Unite calling note: Unite leads protest outside Ministry of Justice

17 June 2010

Unite will lead a protest outside the Ministry of Justice over the government's refusal to provide a relatively small amount of money to bail out the charity Refugee and Migrant Justice which has gone into administration.

Unite urges Ken Clarke to act as legal charity representing 10,000 asylum seekers goes into administration

16 June 2010

Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke was today (Wednesday, 16 June) urged to intervene as a leading legal agency for asylum seekers with 10,000 clients on its books went into administration.

Youth and community workers’ pay rally

07 June 2010

National delegates from the four trade unions represented on the JNC for youth and community workers held a packed rally in London last Saturday

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