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Evidence busts myth pensions are unaffordable

30 Jul 2010

Evidence submitted by the civil service unions to the government's review of public sector pensions busts the myth that they are unreformed, overly-generous and unaffordable.
Welfare reforms doomed to fail under cuts agenda

30 Jul 2010

Responding to Iain Duncan Smith's consultation about changes to the benefits system, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
MPs to hear case against cuts to redundancy pay

27 Jul 2010

MPs on an influential parliamentary committee will today hear PCS's case against cuts to civil service redundancy terms.
Policing changes could damage fight against crime

26 Jul 2010

Responding to today's announcement on changes to policing bodies, PCS negotiations officer Jeremy Gautrey said:
Pickles plans to grab power from the regions

22 Jul 2010

The plan confirmed today by the communities and local government secretary Eric Pickles to axe the government's regional offices is an attempt to grab more power for Westminster, PCS says.
Arts and culture will suffer from 50% cuts

21 Jul 2010

Support for the UK's key cultural attractions will inevitably suffer if the Department for Culture, Media and Sport cuts running costs by half, PCS says.
Cuts threaten equalities work

16 Jul 2010

Responding to news of further cuts in the Equality and Human Rights Commission, PCS vice president Sue Bond said:
A 'snapshot' of government's cuts

15 Jul 2010

Responding to today's story in the Guardian newspaper about the impact of cuts in the Crown Prosecution Service, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
Cuts to civil service redundancy pay could be illegal

15 Jul 2010

The new government's plans to cut civil service redundancy terms could be challenged in parliament and the courts, PCS warns.
Reps come together to discuss response to cuts

7 Jul 2010

More than 100 senior PCS reps and officials are meeting today to discuss reaction to the most draconian public spending cuts in living memory.
Government risks abandoning the regions

7 Jul 2010

Regional services will be put at risk if the government's plan to abolish its network of offices goes ahead, the Public and Commercial Services union warns.
Anger as the government treats its staff with contempt

6 Jul 2010

Responding to today's announcement that the government intends to change the law to cut civil service redundancy terms, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
We will resist any attempt to slash redundancy pay

5 Jul 2010

Responding to news that the government is planning to drive through massive cuts to civil service redundancy pay, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: