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Union leaders issue job cuts warning

14 September 2010
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Union leaders issue job cuts warningImposing significant job losses across the public sector could lead to industrial action, union officials have cautioned.

The warning was issued during the TUC Congress in Manchester, with delegates voting in favour of a "co-ordinated campaign" of action against the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition's plans to reduce the budget deficit.

Reductions in spending of between 25 per cent and 40 per cent are being ordered across government departments, but unions want to see these scaled back in order to protect jobs and services.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the TUC Congress, the organisation's general secretary Brendan Barber highlighted the findings of a recent report indicating that the poorest areas of society will be hardest hit by spending cuts.

Those concerned with operations management in the public sector may be interested in his comments that "there are alternative ways to drive down the deficit", such as imposing higher tax on the rich and investing more in green industries.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800064075-ADNFCR
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