The list included libraries, community centres, football pitches and golf and bowls centres across the city. Glasgow Life lost more than £40m in the last year as a result of closures due to lockdown.
READ MORE: Glasgow City Council agreed to underwrite a £100million income guarantee for Glasgow Life allowing it to open around 90 venues but that meant still almost 80 would remain closed. Mr Graham, who was chair of Glasgow Life when Labour were in control at the council, said in the motion: “All 171 Glasgow Life venues should re-open as soon as it is safe to do so, subject to sufficient funding from the Scottish Government.”
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The People s Palace is one of the venues set to reopen following a £100m guarantee from the council, and, right, Unison s Brian Smith UNION reps will meet with Glasgow Life bosses to demand “full transparency” on potential jobs losses due to the impact of Covid-19. Almost all the charity’s income has been lost as the pandemic forces community venues to stay closed. Glasgow City Council announced a “safety net” last week – a £100m guarantee which allows 93 of 162 venues to reopen. But an impact assessment, published with the council’s budget papers, indicated 1000 jobs could be at risk – around 40% of the workforce.