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• On the march with London local government strikers

  by Keith Hassell I was not at work yesterday. Instead I got together with thousands of others who were not at work either. But whereas I was on a day off from my desk at Community Care they were on strike. Read More... Posted Jul 17 2008, 01:13 PM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: Politics, workforce, local authorities, pay, local government, strikes, pay dispute, Keith Hassell, Unison

• Is a local government strike wise?

  by Adam McCulloch On Question Time last nigh t (Thursday 26 June) a social worker in the audience attacked the government over local government pay, lambasting ministers' failure to tax the rich more. But I couldn't help thinking that this is... Posted Jun 27 2008, 01:19 PM by The Social Work Blog Filed under: Media, social workers, Adam McCulloch, workforce, pay, strike, unrest, local government, unions