A petition is gathering support in a bid to halt the planned closure of eight Jobcentres in the city - including offices in Maryhill and Anniesland.
The UK Government recently announced plans to close eight Jobcentres in Glasgow – half the offices in the city.
The Department for Work and Pensions said the closures would save public money and follow an increase in use of online and telephone services.
According to the UK government, there would be no job losses among Jobcentre Plus staff.
And they say claimants would not have to travel further than four miles or 40 minutes.
But the SNP says the decision is "morally repugnant". Its MPs across the city have launched a petition to halt the process.
According to the MPs, the plans will see Jobcentres removed from communities in Parkhead, Bridgeton, Easterhouse, Castlemilk, Langside, Anniesland, Maryhill and Cambuslang.
A petition on change.org reads: "This morally outrageous decision will impact tens of thousands of people in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit.
"The consequences will be severely felt by some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our most deprived communities who will find it more difficult to access these vital services.
"These closures will result in the poorest communities not being serviced by a Jobcentre and make it even harder for those seeking employment to get support.
"Thousands of people will have to travel further at additional cost to attend their appointments and run a greater risk of falling foul of the UK Government’s sanctions regime."
The petition statement continues: "This decision will also impact Scottish workers who will be forced to relocate to other Jobcentres.
MPs' petition:
"The consequences will be severely felt by some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our most deprived communities who will find it more difficult to access these vital services.
"These closures will result in the poorest communities not being serviced by a Jobcentre and make it even harder for those seeking employment to get support.
"Thousands of people will have to travel further at additional cost to attend their appointments and run a greater risk of falling foul of the UK Government’s sanctions regime."
"The UK Government had previously announced plans to close 20% of Jobcentres but Glasgow has now been handpicked to take a disproportionate 50% cut to its estate.
"It is clear that the city is being used as the testing ground for more devastating cuts across the country."
"It is especially concerning that the UK Government has brought forward these proposals without carrying out an Equality Impact Assessment and without consulting the Scottish Government.
"We call on the UK Government to halt any move to close Glasgow’s Jobcentres and carry out a thorough Equality Impact Assessment and go through a full and proper consultation before making any decision on the future of the estate.
The city's Labour-run council has also condemned the UK government's plans.
City leader, Councillor Frank McAveety, has recently said: "This is yet another ridiculous decision by a failing government who’s work programme was statistically worse than doing nothing at all.
"Closing local job centres will have a real impact on my city and do absolutely nothing to get people back into work."
Similarly housing associations have criticised the move. Maryhill Housing Association, Queens Cross Housing and NG Homes have said it will remove vital services from areas of high unemployment.
Lynn Wassell, Chief Executive of Maryhill Housing told the Evening Times newspaper: “All our tenants who wish to engage with the Department of Work and Pensions now face more costs they can ill afford and another unnecessary barrier to finding work.
“Despite DWP guidelines advising that customers should have a Job Centre within 3 miles or 20 minutes by public transport, tenants and owners will now have to either travel for far longer than this.”
When the plans were announced earlier this month, Denise Horsfall, DWP work services director for Scotland, defended the plans.
She said it was now easier for claimants to access Jobcentre services "whether that be in person, online or over phone".
"By bringing together a number of neighbouring jobcentres we're continuing to modernise our operations while ensuring that our premises provide best value to the taxpayer," she said.
* The petition can be found at https://www.change.org/p/damian-hinds-mp-save-glasgow-s-jobcentres
* Featured photograph: credit Google
