Campaigners are set to march through Glasgow to protest against the closure of community venues.
They will walk from the closed St Mungo Museum to the People’s Palace in Glasgow Green on Saturday, July 31.
Organised by Glasgow Against Closures, the event is being held to demand all Glasgow Life venues are reopened.
Glasgow Life, which runs leisure and cultural venues for the city council, lost £38m last year as Covid-19 restrictions forced facilities to close, wiping out its income.
A £100m guarantee from the council allowed 90 venues to reopen, but around 80 more are still closed, including libraries and community centres.
“These services are not a luxury,” the protesters say. “They are at the heart of any cohesive community.
“Our community assets should not be regarded as a cost to the public purse but an investment in the health and well-being of our community for generations to come.”
The protest, starting from Cathedral Square, begins at 12.30pm and organisers have informed the council an estimated 200 people could take part.
It will follow a route along Castle Street, High Street, Trongate and Saltmarket, entering Glasgow Green via the McLennan Arch.
Unions, including UNISON, Unite and the GMB, are set to participate in the march. Last week, they lodged a formal collective grievance with Glasgow Life over plans to reduce the workforce by about 500 jobs and the ongoing closures.
They claim senior officials have failed to consult on plans to cut jobs and to adopt a “coherent” plan to re-open venues.
Brian Smith, UNISON branch secretary, said: “We oppose all cuts to jobs and services. Glasgow needs more investment, not less.
“The trade unions are calling for a proper plan to secure the financial future of all current services and jobs.
“Glasgow’s councillors and MSPs need to do more. Implementing cuts and managing the city’s decline was not what they were elected to do.”
Glasgow Life has said its policy is for no compulsory redundancies and the reduction will be phased. It previously revealed managing vacancies, redeployment and early retirement would be used as well as voluntary redundancies in some circumstances.
