Bradford (UK) Council is planning to cut £1.05
million from its museums and libraries budget in the coming year.
Details of the cuts have yet to be revealed, but may include reduced
opening hours and a greater dependence on volunteers.
Around 50 staff are taking part in the three days of strike action, which began yesterday and will end tomorrow.
Unite
regional officer Mark Martin said: “Our members are showing magnificent
solidarity as they hold their second wave of strike action against the
swingeing cuts to the libraries and museums’ service. They have been
buoyed up by the strong support shown by the public.
“The
council has to be stopped in its tracks as it wields a pickaxe to the
service which offers so much in educational and social terms to the
people of Bradford.”
Bradford Council said the door remains open for Unite to continue talks.
A consultation on the cuts is expected to begin in the next few weeks.
The next wave of strike action will be between November 18 and 21 and then December 2 and 6.
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