Strong support from DWP Lincoln strikers against office closure
Members from the DWP Lincoln Service Centre based in city hall have been on strike since Tuesday over the callous decision by the department to close their office, putting nearly 100 jobs at risk of redundancy.
The picket line has witnessed amazing solidarity throughout the week from PCS National President Martin Cavanagh, PCS DWP Group President Angela Grant, NEC member Bridget Corcoran, as well as non-striking members working in the jobcentre below their office. Other PCS members from Lincoln have visited the picket line and a local authority worker also based in city hall bought breakfast for members.
The striking Lincoln members remain totally committed to winning this important dispute not just to protect their own jobs but in support of thousands of other DWP staff whose jobs are at risk if the DWP refuses to abandon its destructive estates strategy.