Early signs are strike very well supported
Early indications from picket lines around the country are that todayaposs strike is being very well supported by an overwhelming majority of PCSaposs 250000 public sector members
May 9th, 2012
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Queen’s speech fans flames of public sector pensions dispute
Commenting on the Queen's speech which confirmed the government's plans to force public servants to pay more and work longer for a worse pension, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
May 8th, 2012
Queenaposs speech fans flames of public sector pensions dispute
Commenting on the Queenaposs speech which confirmed the governmentaposs plans to force public servants to pay more and work longer for a worse pension PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said
May 8th, 2012
Public oppose rise in state pension age
Nearly eight in 10 people and seven out of 10 Conservative voters think making British workers work longer than their European counterparts to receive their state pension is unfair.
May 7th, 2012
BAAaposs queue figures prove cuts are not working
Figures released today by the British Airports Authority show passenger waiting targets were regularly missed at Heathrow proving the cuts are not working
May 2nd, 2012
BAA’s queue figures prove cuts are not working
Figures released today by the British Airports Authority show passenger waiting targets were regularly missed at Heathrow, proving the cuts are not working.
May 2nd, 2012
More staff for Heathrow is a apossticking plaster on a serious injuryapos
The government is quotputting a sticking plaster on a serious injuryquot by drafting in staff to Heathrow from other areas of UK Border Agency PCS says
April 30th, 2012
More staff for Heathrow is a ’sticking plaster on a serious injury’
The government is "putting a sticking plaster on a serious injury" by drafting in staff to Heathrow from other areas of UK Border Agency, PCS says.
April 30th, 2012
Transport department workers vote to strike over cuts
Civil servants working for the Department for Transport (DfT) have voted for strike action to defend jobs, pay and services.
April 29th, 2012
Not even public sector prisons bid safe from privatisation
Not even the government's own bid to run or continue running nine prisons is safe from privatisation, the Public and Commercial Services union has learned.
April 29th, 2012
LabourStart UK news links
- UK : BBC Wales strike called by Bectu and NUJ as Olympic Torch arrives 19/05/2012
- UK : Health visitors ‘horrified' by 58 per cent hike in NMC fees 18/05/2012
- UK : EMT strikes ‘utterly justified' says union 18/05/2012
- UK : Solicitors to shun advocacy as criminal barristers strike 18/05/2012
- UK : Older workers most likely to work from home 18/05/2012