Trade union Unison will call for a moratorium on further public sector job cuts next month.
The organisation will use this year’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool to demand no more job losses.
Unison will also claim that the democratic accountability and character of public services is being ‘undermined’ by current government policies, such as the council tax cap and the hospital closure provisions of the Care Act.
The union’s submission to the TUC agenda read: ‘Cuts to services and jobs are becoming critical, with 60% of cuts still to come.
‘Privatisation, outsourcing and restructuring are disrupting the delivery of services, and frustrating attempts to meet longer-term challenges, such as meeting the needs of an ageing society and rising expectations of service users.
‘Staff morale is damaged due to pay cuts, downgrading, redundancies and consequent increased workload for remaining staff, leading to recruitment and retention problems.’
