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Industrial action effects in Yardley 


|CONSTITUENCY OFFICE     |OPEN                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|                        |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|LEISURE                 |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Stechford Cascades      |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Fox Hollies Leisure     |Open                    |                        |
|Centre                  |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Sheldon Heath CLC       |                        |Closed (affected by     |
|                        |                        |school caretakers)      |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Yardley School CLC      |Likely to be open in the|                        |
|                        |evening- will confirm   |                        |
|                        |later                   |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Cockshut Hill CLC       |Likely to be open in the|                        |
|                        |evening- will confirm   |                        |
|                        |later                   |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|                        |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|LIBRARIES               |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Acocks Green            |Open - but service to   |                        |
|                        |the public is limited to|                        |
|                        |the community room      |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|South Yardley           |                        |Closed for repairs      |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Sheldon                 |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Kents Moat              |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Glebe Farm              |                        |Closed                  |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|                        |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|COMMUNITY CENTRES       |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Sheldon CC              |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Fox Hollies Forum       |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Meadway                 |Open                    |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Mapledene School -      |Open                    |                        |
|community services      |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Hobmore School -        |Open                    |                        |
|community facility      |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|                        |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|NEIGHBOURHOOD OFFICES   |                        |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Stechford               |Open - but offering a   |                        |
|                        |reduced service due to  |                        |
|                        |staff numbers           |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|
|Acocks Green            |Open - but offering a   |                        |
|                        |reduced service due to  |                        |
|                        |staff numbers           |                        |
|------------------------+------------------------+------------------------|


It is sad that people are taking industrial action. The council is required by law to implement a pay and grading review. In Birmingham we have done a better job than average with only 14% losers. Average is 20% and Wolverhampton is 24%.

It is not possible to have a review without losers. In any event there have been some silly rates of pay.

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