LAMBETH Council's new get-tough chief executive, Heather Rabbatts-salary, €115,000 a year—has told her workforce that she has to get rid of 1,200 of them before March.
In addition to the usual redundancy terms, staff are being of.
The hung council is also axeIng its five remaining homes for the elderty and is closing Clapham Rehabllitation Day Centre for adults with physical disabilities. Users there responded by chaining their wheelchairs across Clapham Road and causing a massive tailback to the Elephant and Castle.
Union members have been threatened with disciplinary action if they organise joint protests with users. They say that when it comes to making the cuts, the Labour councillors are the keenest.