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Edinburgh 23 Oct 2010 Demonstration

September/October covers more myths, There is a Better Way and Tell a Pal

There is an alternative! Strategy Conference
4 Sep 2010 Glasgow

UNISON - a million voices for change - ADD YOURS!

Canada's Bloodbath
The massive social costs of Canada's deficit reduction in the 1990s - Revitalise #12 Summer 2010

A day in the life..... (leaflet pdf) How Public Works - for all of us

Public Works Briefing #1: What it costs... Oct 2009
(leaflet pdf)

UNISON Scotland Public Works launch press release Sep 2009

Kevin on the Plinth - Sep 2009

Public Works: UNISON Scotland programme to beat recession
Spring 2009
(leaflet pdf)

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As councils set their budgets with cuts in jobs and services across Scotland - tell your councillor "There is a Better Way"

Download a pdf copy of the 'Tell a Councillor' postcard here

There is an alternative to cuts

There are many more resources that prove there is an alternative to cuts in services and privatisation. Check them out.....

Download a 'Spread the Word' powerpoint to use in branches - and a resources list

Scotland inUNISON Sept/Oct covers more myths, There is a Better Way and Tell a Pal

STUC Better Way campaign:
Myth Busters

Public service cuts are driven by ideology not economics. There is nothing inevitable about public service cuts - they do not make economic sense. 5 facts from UNISON's Aberdeenshire Branch

What the Economists say about the cuts: From East Midlands UNISON

Mythbuster articles from the unofficial UNISONActive blog

Don't just tell a councillor - Tell a Pal too: Click here to Tell a Pal that Public Works: We don't need cuts - There is a Better Way

	Cuts ruin lives Cuts mean less care services, poorer schools, fewer libraries and dirtier streets. Cuts make all of our lives more difficult.
	Services need staff - staff need services Local government provides quality of life for all of us, every day. There’s nothing efficient about providing worse services with fewer staff. The council should set a budget based on local need, not government dictat
	Less jobs mean people have less money to spend There will be a knock on effect from public sector job losses. For every £1 spent by a public service worker, 70p goes back into the local community.
	We can easily afford public services if everyone pays their fair share The council tax freeze benefits the wealthy and means councils are increasing charges which hit those on low incomes hardest.

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