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Union says strikers are an inspiration

30 November 2011

Hundreds of thousands of PCS members have followed up the most successful morning's picketing in their history by attending lunchtime rallies and marches across the UK.

Unprecedented support for strike across UK

30 November 2011

PCS reps across the UK are reporting more activity than ever on strike day as they join millions of members of other unions taking action to defend their pensions.

Historic public sector strike causes huge disruption

30 November 2011

PCS members have united across the UK in striking against the government’s pension plans and have played a central part in a historic day of action.

PCS says Osborne's plans are the latest attack on public sector workers

29 November 2011

Responding to the chancellor's autumn statement PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said the government has totally mismanaged the economy leading to increased unemployment and is launching further savage attacks on workers' pay and conditions.

'Erratic behaviour and wild allegations' from ministers

26 November 2011

Responding to the latest comments by ministers Francis Maude and Danny Alexander, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

Ministers rumbled over misleading pensions figures

23 November 2011

Ministers' misleading claims that their proposals for public sector pensions will mean better retirement packages for some have been exposed by PCS using the government's own figures.

Ministers must correct misleading figures

23 November 2011

Commenting on John McDonnell MP's call for ministers to correct misleading figures on public sector pensions, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

MPs to hear about impact of border agency cuts

22 November 2011

MPs will be briefed by PCS reps in parliament tomorrow about the impact of cuts in the UK Border Agency and other areas of the Home Office.

Ministers ignore coastguards and public on closure plans

22 November 2011

Overwhelming opposition from coastguards and the public has been "shamefully ignored" by ministers as they press ahead with station closures that could put lives at risk.

Tax credit advisers vote to strike against privatisation

17 November 2011

More than 21,000 HM Revenue and Customs staff could strike over plans to allow private companies to answer taxpayers' enquiries, after a vote by PCS members.

Ministers continue to blame others for failings on jobs

16 November 2011

Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

UKBA staff urged to help root out 'culture of no dissent'

15 November 2011

UK Border Agency staff have been urged by their union, PCS, to assist a high level inquiry into the crisis engulfing the agency.

Audit confirms Ministry of Defence waste as staff robbed of millions

10 November 2011

Spending on external consultants and contracts in the Ministry of Defence is spiralling out of control, while ministers press ahead with raiding the pay and pensions of their staff, PCS says.

PCS condemns government's plans to exploit long-term unemployed

9 November 2011

Commenting on government plans to force the long-term unemployed to do manual work or lose benefits, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

Home secretary would rather scapegoat civil servants than deal with UKBA's problems

9 November 2011

Home secretary Theresa May is blaming civil servants for the obvious problems in the UK Border Agency rather than accepting the blame and facing up to the impact of the government's cuts, says the Public and Commercial Services Union

New pensions research undermines government's 'fairness' myth

8 November 2011

While the percentage of private sector workers in similar 'defined benefit' pension schemes to public servants has plummeted in recent years, the average payouts are almost the same as those in the public sector.

Protest at Da Vinci exhibition over gallery cuts

8 November 2011

Visitors to the much anticipated opening day of the new Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery will be greeted by PCS members protesting about cuts.

Suspension of immigration officials symptomatic of 'wider malaise'

5 November 2011

Commenting on news the head of the UK Border Force and other senior immigration officials have been suspended, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

UK Border Agency job cuts will add to backlog woes

4 November 2011

Criticism today of the UK Border Agency's handling of asylum and immigration cases is nothing new and problems will escalate due to staff shortages and more job cuts, PCS says.

Preparations continue for mass strike on pensions

2 November 2011

Despite ministers' claims, the concessions offered in a special negotiating session over pensions this morning were only marginal and would still force public servants to pay more and work longer for less.

Ministers urged to stop 'tinkering around edges' over pensions

2 November 2011

Commenting on the latest offer from the government over pensions, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

'Slavish adherence' to cuts is damaging our economy

1 November 2011

Commenting on today's growth figures, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka accused ministers of damaging our economy through a "slavish adherence" to cuts: