Equalities and Human Rights staff take second day of action

Staff at the Equalities and Human Rights Commission are again taking strike action against huge government cuts. Staff are protesting against cuts of nearly seventy percent in staffing and budgets and will be outside the Birmingham office on Newhall Street from 11.00 a.m. today.
The first day of action was a great success with many staff taking to the streets in support of public services.
The government has already announced it is withdrawing funding for the Commission’s helpline and grants programme and the Commission has also decided to close its regional offices, including the office based in Nottingham covering the East Midlands Region and Birmingham covering the West Midlands Region. These decisions will take effect by March 2012.