There are nearly 150,000 job losses already announced or in the pipeline in 153 public bodies according to the GMB’s round up published this morning in advance of the TUC Congress in Manchester. 3,968 job losses have already been announced or are in the pipeline for 11 public sector bodies in London according to the round up.
Across London the biggest job loss in the pipeline is at Transport for London (Tube) where 800 are under threat. Next is Enfield London Borough Council where 680 jobs are threatened. 500 jobs are threatened at Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council, and 450 at Sutton London Borough Council.
The round up was compiled by GMB researchers in the last week. They used information supplied by GMB Officers representing members across the public sector and public announcements made by the employers.
Paul Hayes, GMB Regional Secretary said, “Current job losses already announced in the public sector of nearly 150,000 are just the top of the iceberg heading for our services and our economy when the Comprehensive Spending Review finally hits home next month. Unemployment and cuts in public services follow the appointment of a Tory led government like night follows day.
It was the excesses of the bankers not high public spending that caused the recession. The deficit in public finances is mainly due to the loss of 6% of national output because of the recession. The ideology of the Tory Party is for a smaller State and they are hell bent on using the recession to impose these needless and ideologically driven cuts in public spending.”
