Workers in Learning and Skills Councils (LSC) across the UK have voted by nearly nine to one to support strike action against job cuts. Their union, the PCS public services union says that 1,120 jobs could by cut by the summer - nearly a third of the LSC national workforce. The union is angry that the LSC is forcing workers to apply for jobs rather than dealing with potential redundancies through retraining and redeployment.
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