Social Service Cuts
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Socal workers in North amd West Belfast have started a campaign of industrial acthor in opposition to cutbacks being demanded by the Easter Health and Sociml Services Board.
The cutbacks amount to £00,000" two-thirds of which to be found from the home-help budget - an essential lifeline for many elderly and aick people. Between 100,000 and 125, O00 working hours would be lost if the cute go ahead. The balance is bo be foal by not replacing social work ers who leave their posts and chopping transport services to voluntary organisations, A spokesperson for the social workers’ onion, the Sorthem Ireland Public Serice Alliance said:
“They are hammering servies in one.of the mont deprived areas of Europe and putting lives on the Hine especially those of the elderly and sick’.
Executive Committe: member, Joho MeGeown told Social Repubie: ‘There to way cats cut back will be fnplenenitaed ‘without a fichtieck from the cttons MIPS are ab fonoly re fiesing fo cover for Facer! ports ond hae been fhreatened with disciplinary acho by management iF ORF meni i eietiited, fhe Gratch hos aereed thas ailimencbers will wolkesct" Similar action is being taken by NIPSA members m East Belfsat where the homethelp service is abo tider wtiack, Delegates from both these branches will be pigs Dec for their action when MIPSA hohis its Annual Conference at the beginning of June.
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