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

There is an alternative! Strategy Conference
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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
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UNISON Scotland Public Works launch press release Sep 2009

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Public Works: UNISON Scotland programme to beat recession
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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.....

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

Key messages for campaigning and training

Cuts driven by ideology not economics. Nothing inevitable about cuts
We all need public services – the economy needs public services – we can afford public services if everyone pays their fair share
Economy depends on healthy public sector – cuts risk a double dip recession
No private/public divide. For every 1 public sector job lost, at least 1 lost in private sector. For every £1 earned by public service worker 70p goes back into local economy
Cuts hit the poorest far more than the rich – we are not ‘all in this together’
After war debt at least three times (at peak 5 times) higher yet we built the NHS and the Welfare State

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1. Cuts don’t just mean job losses.
They will mean cuts in the quality of our children’s education and the standards of our health service. Cuts attack the fabric of society.
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2. We can easily afford public services if everyone pays their fair share.
The 1000 richest people are worth £330 billion pounds and their wealth has increased by 30% in the last year. £330bn is enough to clear the deficit - twice over.
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3. Cutting public sector jobs will mean job losses in the private sector
There will be a knock on effect from Public Sector Job losses. Economists believe that at least one private sector job will go for every public sector job loss.