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Solid support for HMRC strike over privatisation threat

31 January 2012

There was solid support for today's strike held on the day of the deadline for online self assessment tax returns.

Tax advisers strike to stop creep of privatisation

30 January 2012

A strike by PCS members will see picket lines mounted at tax offices as tens of thousands of taxpayers seek advice about filing their self assessment returns tomorrow.

Strike two for gallery bosses over cuts

27 January 2012

Workers at the National Gallery will strike again tomorrow in a dispute over staff cuts and fears over security of the artworks.

More tax offices to close as economy slumps

25 January 2012

The closure of more tax offices announced by HM Revenue and Customs today will further damage our slumping economy, PCS warns.

Disgraced Tory MPs use flawed research to attack union reps

24 January 2012

Disgraced right wing MPs are exposed today as using flawed research to launch an ideological attack on trade union representatives.

Employment minister Grayling lobbied over sacked union rep

23 January 2012

An MP has written to employment minister Chris Grayling to call for the reinstatement of a well-respected jobs adviser who was sacked by a government contractor after speaking out about union concerns over help for the unemployed.

Da Vinci gallery to be hit by strike over cuts

18 January 2012

Workers at a major London gallery currently hosting an exhibition by Leonardo Da Vinci will walk out on strike tomorrow over staff cuts that mean they are no longer able to do their jobs properly.

Lightning strikes in tax offices over privatisation fears  

15 January 2012

More than 20,000 tax officers will hold lightning walkouts tomorrow (Monday 16 January) against plans to bring in private companies to do their work, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.

One million union members saying no

12 January 2012

Unions representing one million civil servants, teachers, council staff and health workers will be invited to a meeting to discuss the next stage of the campaign against the government's cuts to pensions.

Civil servants confirm rejection of pay more, work longer, get less

11 January 2012

Senior elected representatives of PCS, by far the largest union in the civil service, today confirmed a rejection of the government's planned cuts to public sector pensions.

Regional pay would drive down wages and depress economies

10 January 2012

Any move to introduce regional pay for public sector workers would be resisted, PCS says.

Millions still face pensions robbery Serwotka tells BBC

5 January 2012

In an extended BBC interview, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka says millions of public servants still face the prospect of paying more and working longer for a worse pension.