Unite said the proposal to axe the service would lead to the closure of more than 30 youth clubs and projects in the area, with the loss of 359 jobs.
The union is warning that the scale of the cuts across the UK could mean youth services effectively disappearing in six months.
Chris Spreadbury, vice-chairman of Unite's Warwickshire youth and community branch, said: "The council’s proposal to axe Warwickshire’s youth service flies in the face of its pledge ‘to protect the most vulnerable and the frontline services that support them’.
"Once again, young people are being forced to bear the heaviest burden for a crisis they did not cause.
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