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Rupert's Read (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
I'm speaking at the annual general meeting of the Eastern branch of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS (1)) on Thursday December 4 th . I will be addressing the event in Peterborough (at the John Clare Theatre , on Broadway, at 1.30pm) as a plenary speaker. I've been a Trades Union activist for 20 years including (most recently) in the University and College Union at the University of East...
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PCS RSS (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Whilst welcoming the halt to Jobcentre closures, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) cautioned that the additional 6,000 jobcentre staff announced today could be at the expense of services in other parts of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), such as pensions and carers.
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Tax Research UK (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
As the debate on staving off recession moves on to tax, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will be holding a public meeting on ‘Closing the Tax Gap’ in committee room 5, House of Commons, Tuesday 18 November 3pm - 5pm. Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary will be joined by Richard Murphy of the Tax [...]
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Tax Research UK (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
As the debate on staving off recession moves on to tax, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will be holding a public meeting on ‘Closing the Tax Gap’ in committee room 5, House of Commons, Tuesday 18 November 3pm - 5pm. Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary will be joined by Richard Murphy of the Tax [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
A one-day national strike called by 260,000 civil servants for Monday was postponed today, as unions won fresh talks with the government over pay and conditions. An emergency executive meeting of the Public and Commercial Services Union decided to suspend the strike after the Cabinet Office agreed to further talks on the imposed 2% pay limit, which has led some departments to insist on no pay rises...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
A national one-day strike by 260,000 civil servants on Monday has been called off, the Public and Commercial Services Union announced today. The Guardian understands secret talks between the union and the government led to the union suspending action, reserving the right to call another strike within 28 days if no progress is made on talks. The strike would have hit Jobcentres, driving tests, customs...
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Oxford Respect: The Unity Coalition (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Civil Servants to strike over pay- Press Release PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) members are set to stage a Civil Service wide strike on the 10th November over the Government's 2% public sector pay cap. The union has urged the government to come to the negotiating table to avoid the action and review it's pay cap, which is resulting in pay cuts and pay freezes for some of the lowest paid...
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Leanne Wood AM/AC (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
It was good to be able to host a drop-in briefing session from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) at the Assembly yesterday . PCS' aim was to draw attention to the pay inequalities which exist in the civil service, particuarly at the DVLA in Swansea. Women workers at the DVLA are earning around 16% less than their counterparts who carry out comparative work in England. With threats from...
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Greenman's Occasional Organ (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
In a ballot over pay 54% of UK Public And Commercial Services Union members have voted to strike . From the BBC news site : General secretary Mark Serwotka said a quarter of civil servants earned less than £16,500 per year, with thousands paid just above the minimum wage. "The government's policy of capping public sector pay has hit some of the lowest paid in the public sector the hardest, leading...
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The Register (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Union condemns move, says public sector will suffer EDS and Hewlett-Packard will slash its UK workforce by 3,378 jobs over the next two years, according to the Public and Commercial Services union.…
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Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
HP plans to slash 3,378 jobs over two years following its acquisition of EDS, in a move that has angered the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
THE Scottish justice system could "grind to a halt" today, union leaders warned, as the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) strikes.
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Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
The Public and Commercial Services Union fears up to 3,000 UK jobs could be cut at EDS following the company's takeover by HP.
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computing (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Angelica Mari, Computing , Friday 12 September 2008 at 17:57:00 Trade unions estimate that 1,500 UK staff could be axed Some 1,500 UK jobs could be cut when HP announces its expected restructuring next week, trade union Public and Commercial Services Union (PCSU) has warned....
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
BRIGHTON (Reuters) - More than a quarter of a million workers across Britain's civil service will vote on strike action in protest at the government's strict pay policy, the Public and Commercial Services Union said on Sunday.
