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Local government officers, government offices, courts, job centres, driving test centres, airports and council services are all likely to be affected in some way.

Some hospital staff will be on strike so delays are expected, although the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing are NOT striking so clinical and medical staff will still be at work.

Unions on strike:

TUC
UNISON
UNITE
GMB
Headteachers’ union NAHT
Teaching unions the NUT and the NASUWT
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
University and College Union
NAPO - probation and family courts.
Public and Commercial Services Union
Association of Educational Psychologists
ASPECT
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
PROSPECT
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Society of Radiographers
Union of Construction
Allied Trades and Technicians
First Division Association

Unions say upwards of 2 million workers will strike today.

AIRPORT

Border control staff are striking and it could cause disruption at Leeds Bradford Airport.

JET2 have released a statement: "Passengers could be subjected to long delays whilst being processed by the immigration authorities upon arrival into the UK and should therefore take this into consideration when making onward travel arrangements."

Check LBR arrivals/departures here: http://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk/arrivals-and-departures

COUNCIL SERVICES

Leeds City Council say:

"Many council offices, public facilities and services will close or have only minimum numbers of staff working on 30 November.

If you are in a position to do so, we would ask you to plan your contact with the council before or after the date of industrial action."

Both the indoor and outdoor markets, including the Asian Bazaar, will be open as normal.

There will be no refuse collections on Wednesday 30 November. Residents are advised to put their black bins out for their next scheduled collection on Wednesday 7 December.

Residents whose monthly recycling or garden waste or bag collection service is scheduled for Wednesday 30 November are advised to put out their green bins or bags and brown bins as normal. If their bin/bags have not been emptied by Friday evening, they need to take it back and put it out as normal on their next collection day.

Household waste sorting sites and recycling centres will be closed due to staffing shortage.

No bulky waste collections are scheduled for 30 November. Residents are requested to call and to rearrange a collection.

CHILDREN'S CENTRES

The following will be closed:

Alwoodley Children’s Centre
Ardsley and Tingley Children’s Centre
Bramley Children’s Centre
Carr Manor Children’s Centre
Castleton Children’s Centre
Chapeltown Children’s Centre
Cottingley Children’s Centre (Under 3s and over 3s provision)
Cross Gates and Manston Children’s Centre
Garforth Children’s Centre
Guiseley Children’s Centre
Hawksworth Wood Children’s Centre
Headingley Children’s Centre
Hunslet Children’s Centre (Under 3s and over 3s provision)
Kippax Children’s Centre
Meadowfield Children’s Centre
Meanwood Children’s Centre
Morley North Children’s Centre
Otley Children’s Centre
Parklands Children’s Centre
Richmond Hill Children’s Centre
Roundhay Children’s Centre
Seacroft Children’s Centre
Shakespeare Children’s Centre
Shepherds Lane Children’s Centre
Swarcliffe Children’s Centre
Swinnow Children’s Centre
Temple Newsam and Colton Children’s Centre
Two Willows Children’s Centre
Windmill Children’s Centre
Yeadon and Rawdon Children’s Centre

The following children’s centres will be partially closed:

Chapel Allerton Children’s Centre will be closed for childcare, but open for other services

Harehills Children’s Centre will open 8am to 1pm for childcare for working parents, and 1 - 4pm for other centre services only.

Lofthouse Children’s Centre will be open for childcare only - no other centre services.

New Bewerley Children’s Centre will be closed for childcare, but open for other centre services.

Pudsey Children’s Centre will be open for childcare for under 3s only and other centre services.

Quarry Mount Children’s Centre will be closed for childcare, open for centre services.

The following community centres will be closed:

Mandela Community Centre
Alston Lane Community Centre
Blackburn Hall
Ebor Gardens Community Centre
Fieldhead Carr Community Centre
Henry Baron Community Centre
Kentmere Community Centre
Kippax Community Centre
Little London Community Centre
Methley Community Centre
Mickefield Community Centre
Rose Lund Community Centre
St Gregorys Community Centre
Weston Lane Community Centre
Windmill Community Centre
Middleton Skills Centre
Strawberry Lane Community Centre Jobshop (Armley)

ONE STOP CENTRES

Rothwell, South Seacroft, North Seacroft, Otley, Osmondthorpe, Pudsey, Morley, Wetherby and Garforth will all be closed.

The other one stop centres will open, but there will be no welfare rights surgeries or Tell Us Once appointments on this day.

The following services are affected: day centres; Dementia day services; Mental Health Day services; Resource Centres for people with a physical sensory impairment and Learning Disabilities Fulfilling Lives Service.

The following services will be closed:

Older People’s Services
Doreen Hamilton Day Centre
Lincolnfields Day Centre
Wykebeck Day Centre
Naburn Court Day Centre
Frederick Hurdle Day Centre
APNA Day Centre
Firthfields Day Centre
Laurel Bank Day Centre
Rose Farm Day Centre
Springfield Day Centre
Burley Willows Day Centre
Spring Gardens Day Centre
Queenswood Drive Day Centre
Radcliffe Lane Day Centre

Older People’s Dementia Day Services
Calverlands Day Centre
Middlecross Day Centre
Siegen Day Centre
The Green Day Centre

Mental Health Day Services
The Lovell Park Centre
Stocks Hill Day Centre
The Vale Day Centre
The Community Alternatives Team

Resource Centres for people with a physical sensory impairment
Osmondthorpe Resource Centre
Mariners Resource Centre

Learning Disabilities Fulfilling Lives Service
Bramley Fulfilling Lives
Horsforth Fulfilling Lives
SSE Fulfilling Lives (formerly Moorend)
Potternewton Fulfilling Lives
Ramshead Wood Fulfilling Lives
Rothwell Fullfilling Lives
West Ardsley Fullfilling Lives
Wetherby Fulfilling Lives

Housing Offices;
West North West homes Leeds, Aire Valley Homes Leeds and East North East Homes Leeds are working hard to keep local housing offices open. However where offices are open staffing levels will be reduced, so waiting times will be increased.

Leeds Housing Options (homeless service) will operate a reduced service.

Leeds Visitor Centre at Leeds Railway Station will be closed.

Temple Newsam House, Lotherton Hall and Armley Mills will be closed.

Temple Newsam Farm, Tropical World and Lotherton Bird Garden may open; a final decision will be made on Wednesday morning.

West Leeds Country Park Visitor Centre will be closed

Leeds City Council also tell us Leeds Art Gallery and Leeds Central Library will probably close.

Leisure centres;
Some leisure centre opening times may be affected by the industrial action.

All of the above facilities will be open, as normal, on Thursday 1 December.