Women protesting outside a nursery in Grimethorpe warn that transferring six council‑run nurseries to private firms will severely damage services for vulnerable children and jeopardise their own pensions. The demonstration, featuring banners and support from passing motorists, marks the first strike‑action by the 33 women involved. Their concerns focus on the potential negative impact of the council’s decision, which was agreed upon by Reform UK leadership.
Women say move will be ‘massively detrimental’ to services for vulnerable children, and hit their own pensionsThe 33 women waving banners outside a nursery in the South Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe have never been on strike before.Passing cars beep their horns in support of the workers, who have taken action at six nurseries run by Barnsley council after its Reform UK leadership agreed to transfer them to private companies. They say the move will have a hugely negative impact on the services they provide to vulnerable children, and to their own pensions. Continue reading...
