Commenting on Bolsover District Council’s decision to bring the services and staff of its wholly owned Dragonfly companies back under direct local authority control, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Dave Ratchford said today (Tuesday): “At a time when many local authorities are outsourcing problems, Bolsover District Council has chosen to tackle them head on. “This […]
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Belper’s Ada Belfield care home will be sold off after councillors rubber-stamped the controversial proposals, says UNISON today (Monday). The care home built five years ago at a cost of £10m is to be sold despite widespread opposition, including protest marches and a 5,000-strong petition opposing the move. This Ada Belfield sale comes after eight […]
Strike action by workers providing local authority services in Derbyshire has been called off after staff accepted a better pay deal. Grave diggers, refuse collectors, park wardens and street cleaners employed by Alliance Environmental Services, which runs services for High Peak Borough Council, have accepted a new pay deal that brings staff into line with workers doing […]
Vital mental health services in Derby and Derbyshire are to be run by a private company in an outsourcing deal worth more than £65m. The decision means around 80 long-serving staff, mainly working in administration and as therapists, will be transferred from the NHS-operated Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to London-based private provider Vita Health Solutions. […]
Derbyshire County Council must fully consult with unions as it seeks more than £30m of spending cuts that will damage community services, says UNISON. The union says reductions in services and jobs are not the only way to make savings and is urging the council to stick with an earlier pledge to discuss plans properly […]
Derbyshire UNISON members protested outside County Hall yesterday. The Tory council rubber-stamped a decision to close 8 centres for people with disabilities and learning difficulties. This will devastate lives in Derbyshire and put 100 staff at risk of losing their jobs.
Following a three-month consultation on the future of the local authority’s adult disability care centres, officers at Derbyshire County Council have recommended that all 8 are closed. The council’s cabinet is expected to rubber stamp the decision next Thursday. The centres set to close are Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne […]
In response to the government’s announcement that Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and their cities will be united under an elected mayor, UNISON East Midlands are concerned that the region has been short changed. The £1.14bn deal over 30 years, or £38m per year, amounts to £516 per head for the 2.207m residents living within in the combined […]
Over the next 12 months the council proposes the closure of key centres at Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne and Wirksworth (Derbyshire Dales), Coal Aston and Renishaw (North East Derbyshire), and Newhall (South Derbyshire). People who need services will instead have to attend one of the four remaining centres at […]
Over the next 12 months the council proposes the closure of centres at Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne and Wirksworth (Derbyshire Dales), Coal Aston and Renishaw (North-East Derbyshire), and Newhall (South Derbyshire). People who need services will instead have to attend one of the four remaining centres at Alderbrook (High […]