PCS Industrial Action - 20 March, Budget Day.

 

PCS will take national strike action on Wednesday 20th March, to coincide with the Budget day.
 

This action is in response to the government's continued cuts to the public service, and in a more brutal way in the civil service. As well as the job cuts that the whole public sector is facing, along with the 1% pay restrictions, there are even more attacks taking place in the civil service, including the a complete re-drawing of every single term and condition that is currently in operation.

 

This will inevitably mean a reduction in holidays but an increase in absence trigger points leading to dismissal more quickly. These are just two significant changes there are many more. Departmental ministers, the Cabinet office, and the government are refusing to talk to the PCS in any meaningful way about these changes that will be imposed.

In response there will be a series of industrial action days, half days and stoppages. the first of these will be the 20th March.  Picket lines will be in operation from 7.30am and followed by rallies at:

 

- Birmingham, 12.30 Conservatoire by Chamberlain Square. Contact 0121 6434342

- Nottingham, 12,30 Market Square, Contact Pete Collier 07979700619

- Leicester, 11.30 Nottingham Oddfellows, Contact Martin Page, 07951638814

- Stoke, 11.00 Albion Square, Hanley, Contact Peter Rofe, 07740868319

- Lincoln, 12.00 Speakers Corner, Lincoln High Street, Contact Nick Parker, 07793682201

- Northampton, Contact Martyn Collins, 07963704540

 

People are invited to join PCS members on the picket lines and at the rallies

 

Messages of support would be apprecietd and will be read out at rallies. In addition, any  financial contributions would be warmly appreciated.

 

Messages of support and donations can be forwarded to Andrew Lloyd at the PCS Midlands office, 16 Waterloo street, Birmingham B2 5UG, any email messages and questions can be sent to chrisp@pcs.org.uk

Telephone contact - PCS office 0121, 6434342

See link and attached pages for further information. http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/national-campaigns/action-now/index.cfm