Home care workers in Bristol are to take to the streets on 3 September to protest about privatisation of their jobs.

The council plans to move all its home care provision into the private sector, which is hardly unusual, councils have been doing it for years. However, against a backdrop of widespread budget cuts, job instability and decreasing living standards, home care workers are understandably annoyed.

Unite say the changes will affect over 1,000 people's care.

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