“This is a huge upheaval, putting great stress on loyal council workers and will also impact the local economy already hit hard by the Government’s cuts to thousands of public service jobs,” said Tom Buckley, PSA Assistant Secretary Local Government. They have more to give and deserve better, particularly at a time when the job market is tight. But that must be balanced against the human cost, and against risk to the services Wellingtonians rely on council workers to deliver,” Buckley said. “All of this creates great anxiety for workers who have to keep delivering services for Wellingtonians while they go through it,” Buckley said. WCC: Job cuts are part of budget reductions to reduce future ratesContent Sourced from scoop.co.nzOriginal url