The IMPACT Trade Union has expressed concern about the future of some Community and Voluntary Organisations in Donegal.
The union’s North West Assistant Secretary Richy Carrothers says there is a reliance on the community and voluntary sector in Donegal, and many organisations are in financial trouble due to cuts in funding in critical areas such as children and families at risk and domestic violence.
However, he says employees in those organisations have given enough, and any attempts to save money will be resisted.
He says recently, the Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service fell foul of a Rights Commissioner Decision regarding the unlawful withholding of pay to its workforce, and action will be taken against any other organisations in the same boat.
Richy Carrothers says the government must ensure funding is protected……..
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