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| Nottinghamshire Police staff to vote over strike | Nottinghamshire Police staff to vote over strike |
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| Civilian staff at Nottinghamshire Police are to be balloted for industrial action over what a union has called "needless" job cuts. | Civilian staff at Nottinghamshire Police are to be balloted for industrial action over what a union has called "needless" job cuts. |
| In a statement, Unison said the force was "spending public money unwisely, making staff redundant where work exists". | In a statement, Unison said the force was "spending public money unwisely, making staff redundant where work exists". |
| It added the union had already agreed to plans to cut redundancy benefits to save money and preserve jobs. | It added the union had already agreed to plans to cut redundancy benefits to save money and preserve jobs. |
| Nottinghamshire Police must save £46m by 2015, due to spending cuts. | Nottinghamshire Police must save £46m by 2015, due to spending cuts. |
| A spokesman from the force said it was consulting extensively with staff and staff associations throughout the process. | A spokesman from the force said it was consulting extensively with staff and staff associations throughout the process. |
| "At the end of last year we began a radical re-engineering of the force in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness and to respond to reductions in government funding," he said. | |
| "Workforce reduction is regrettable but a necessary measure in light of the significant financial challenges the force faces. " | |
| The Unison statement added: "Unison is recommending to ballot its members for industrial action because we cannot condone such a reckless waste of public money. | The Unison statement added: "Unison is recommending to ballot its members for industrial action because we cannot condone such a reckless waste of public money. |
| "We cannot accept that staff members need to be made needlessly redundant where work exists." | "We cannot accept that staff members need to be made needlessly redundant where work exists." |
| In order to meet Nottinghamshire Police's savings' target about 220 officers and 400 support staff will leave by 2012. | In order to meet Nottinghamshire Police's savings' target about 220 officers and 400 support staff will leave by 2012. |