‘We’ve gone back decades’: Unions urge politicians to tackle alleged culture of bullying at Hackney Council
Independent review begins into working culture and practices at council’s housing contact centre and complaints team
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Hackney schools face ‘devastating’ funding crisis, warn campaigners
Government under fire for ‘throwing money’ at free schools as borough is hit by further cuts
Public sector workers prepare to strike over pay
Hackney schools likely to face disruption as teachers take part in mass walkout over wages
Jobs risk under New Regent’s College upper school site closure plan
Temporary closure of Hackney’s pupil referral unit’s Shoreditch site places up to 19 jobs at risk
Council tax freeze is bad deal for taxpayers warns union
Council tax freeze would lead to cuts to vital services and job losses claims union
Union wins council rethink over Hackney libraries cuts
Campaigners gain concessions as town bosses shy away from forced redundancies in library services shake-up
Hackney Unison slams council’s ‘sham’ library cuts consultation
The union claims Town Hall bosses have already made up their minds about the future of the borough’s library services
Hackney parks posts to be axed
User groups and local residents voice concern over the future wellbeing of the borough’s green spaces as leaked report proposes large-scale changes
Hackney Council youth services job cuts slammed
Union says Town Hall is failing to protect frontline services
Hackney anti-cuts groups vow to resist austerity measures
Government’s ‘privatisation strategy’ is wrong-headed, say campaigners