But Sir Steve Bullock of the Local Government Association urged local government employees not to take part in any strike.
In October, the Welsh Local Government Association warned that Welsh local authorities were also struggling with the number of FoI requests which have more than doubled since 2005.
David Simmonds, representing the Local Government Association, cautioned that local authorities had diminishing amounts of direct control over schools - because of central government directives and targets and the shift towards academies.
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Peter Fleming from the Local Government Association, which represents local authorities, told BBC Radio 5 Live the government had not given councils enough control over the scope of cuts they could pass on.
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The Local Government Association, which represents English local authorities, insisted councils were trying to protect elderly care despite swingeing cuts.
Graham Lane, Labour education chairman of the Local Government Association, said talks with Local Education Authorities would only happen if teachers were not on strike.
The third key element was networking through the Small Business Association, Chamber of Commerce, local Bar Association, and your own contacts to find the right people to help guide you through the process.
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The Yellow Pages Association (also known as the Local Search Association), which is the trade organization for the phone book industry, counters that phone books are in fact made only from recycled paper and sawdust.
But the Local Government Association (LGA) said it was concerned that the local expertise of councils would get overlooked.
However the chief executive of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) welcomed the proposals for a new Local Government Byelaws Bill.
David Sparks, from the Local Government Association, defended the millions of pounds in profit that comes from local authority parking controls.
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In June a report to the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said that much of the extra money that local authorities had received had been spent on day-to-day services.
Tory peer Lord Bruce-Lockhart, who chairs the Local Government Association, said the White Paper was "encouraging" and took "significant steps on local leadership, deregulation and cutting red tape".
For example, Sir Jeremy Beecham, the impressive chairman of Britain's Local Government Association, has been put on Mr Cunningham's cabinet committee to help to get central and local government working together.
But the Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, highlighted the technology's benefits.
Steve Thomas from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) warns of "worse to come".
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Steve Thomas, chief executive of the Welsh Local Government Association, warned against tying council hands.
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But the Conservative Chairman of the Local Government Association, Sir Merrick Cockell, welcomed the news.
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), which represents councils, has been asked to comment.
The Local Government Association (LGA) describes the scale of the council's ambitions as "unprecedented".
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Backed by an expensive lawyer, he insists that only his local Conservative association can oust him.
But the Local Government Association said it was "very concerned", and councils should decide how to meet housing need.
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Steve Thomas, of the Welsh Local Government Association, said parts of Wales could be "decimated" by cuts.
The Local Government Association said councils were always working hard to offer the best value for money.
The town hall was used as an evacuation centre by police, council officials and a local housing association.
But the Local Government Association (LGA) wants MPs to give individual councils the power to reject the rules.
Ministers admit that treating lap-dancing clubs like staid coffee shops is a loophole, says the Local Government Association.
The Local Government Association says councils should not face new financial expectations at a time of drastic cuts.
The Local Government Association, which covers England and Wales, says the cost is an extra burden on councils.
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