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Members vote for national strike
25 February 2010
Up to 270,000 civil and public servants from across the UK are set to launch a month of industrial action with a 48 hour strike on 8 and 9 March in a dispute over unilateral changes to redundancy terms,PCS announced today.
National gallery walk out again
23 February 2010
The vast majority of the National Gallery's rooms will be closed to the public this lunchtime (23 Feb) and tomorrow's opening day of the Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey exhibition could be disrupted, as security staff walk out again in a row over low pay, PCS warned today.
Border agency strike to hit ferry ports
17 February 2010
People returning by ferry from half term breaks in France could be delayed on Saturday (20 Feb) as UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff working at juxtaposed controls in Calais, Dunkirk, Coquelles and Boulogne, take part in a second one-day strike over plans to slash allowances.
Civil service apprenticeships agreement signed
16 February 2010
The Council of Civil Service Unions (CCSU) has negotiated an agreement to promote high-quality apprenticeships in the civil service.
National gallery staff to walk out over pay
12 February 2010
The National Gallery could be closed on Tuesday (16 Feb) lunchtime next week with up to 100 warders and security staff set to walk out for two hours between 12 noon and 2pm in a row over low pay.
Agreement reached with Fujitsu
9 February 2010
PCS members working for Fujitsu have voted in favour of an offer to end a dispute over jobs, pay and pensions.
National strike ballot gets underway
3 February 2010
PCS announced today that it will start a strike ballot tomorrow of 270,000 PCS members working for the civil service and its related bodies over unilateral changes to the civil service compensation scheme.
IT workers to strike
21 January 2010
Over 1,000 members of PCS, working for Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise Services, will be taking part in a one day strike tomorrow (22 Jan) after talks to resolve a dispute over pay and job losses broke down.
Land Registry staff lobby MPs over cuts
19 January 2010
Up to 200 Land Registry workers are expected in Parliament tomorrow (20 Jan) to lobby MPs over plans to close five offices and outsource work which will result in an estimated 1,400 staff either losing their job or being privatised.
Anger over tax office closures
13 January 2010
Confirmation today, by her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that it was pressing ahead with plans to axe 130 offices earmarked for closure, drew an angry response from PCS who warned that services to the public and businesses would suffer and that jobs would be lost.
MPs support compensation scheme rethink
8 January 2010
Over a 100 MPs from across the main parties have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) expressing deep concern about unilateral changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme PCS said today.
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