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Compensation scheme lobby success

8 March 2010

PCS activists from across the country descended on parliament yesterday (3 March) to demonstrate their anger at the government's proposals to cut their redundancy payments.

At a pre-lobby meeting they were addressed by John McDonnell MP, chair of the PCS parliamentary group, David Drew MP for Stroud and PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka. Both John and David wished activists in the room and across the country all the best for the strike on 8 & 9 March and Mark thanked both them and members of the parliamentary group for their work raising our members concerns about the compensation scheme in parliament.

Most of the members then went on to lobby their MPs while a drop-in briefing for all MPs was held. Over 50 MPs attended the drop-in briefing including current and past Ministers like Hazel Blears, Meg Munn and David Blunkett.

In total we managed to reach almost 60 MPs with our message that a negotiated settlement on the compensation scheme is possible and that our members are angry that the government is simply not listening to them.

Later that day Mark and full time official Peter Harris also addressed the Welsh Labour group of MPs outlining members’ concerns about the imposed changes to the compensation scheme.

If your MP isn’t below then arrange to lobby them this weekend in their constituency surgery.

MPs that attended the drop-in briefing

Name

Constituency

Sandra Osborne

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Mike Wood

Batley and Spen
Gisela Stuart Birmingham, edgbaston
David Anderson Blaydon
Joe Benton Bootle
Kerry McCarthy Bristol east
Doug Naysmith Bristol north west
Hywel Williams Caernarfon
John Thurso Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Julie Morgan Cardiff north
Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Bob Spink Castle point
Christine Russell City of Chester
Malcolm Wicks Croydon north
Nigel Waterson Eastbourne
Gavin Strang Edinburgh east
Mark Lazarowicz Edinburgh north and Leith
John Mason Glasgow east
Ian Davidson Glasgow south west
Derek Twigg Halton
John McDonnell Hayes and Harlington
Jim Dobbin Heywood and Middleton
Des Browne Kilmarnock & Loudoun
Greg Mulholland Leeds north west
Kelvin Hopkins Luton north
John Leech Manchester Withington
Elfyn Llwyd Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Angus Robertson Moray
Angus MacNeil Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Peter Hain Neath
Katy Clark North Ayrshire & Arran
Dan Rogerson North Cornwall
Alastair Burt North east bedfordshire
Henry Bellingham North west Norfolk
Steve Webb Northavon
Gordon Prentice Pendle
Alison Seabeck Plymouth Devonport
Paul Truswell Pudsey
Hazel Blears Salford
Robert Key Salisbury
Meg Munn Sheffield Heeley
David Blunkett Sheffield, Brightside
Colin Breed South East Cornwall
David Borrow South Ribble
David Amess Southend west
Anne McGuire Stirling
Lynda Waltho Stourbridge
Mary Creagh Wakefield
Neil Gerard Walthamstow
Tony Cunningham  Workington
Iain Lucas Wrexham