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24/03/2010
Public Sector Strikes On Budget Day
Up to a quarter of a million civil and public servants from across the UK have staged one day walkout in a dispute over cuts to redundancy pay.
The stoppage, called by Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), follows a strongly supported two day strike earlier in March which saw up to 200,000 civil and public servants take industrial action.
Today's strike, the first ever on budget day, involves prison workers, jobcentre staff, tax workers, passport staff, court officials, Ministry of Defence workers and driving test examiners.
The stoppage will also see civilian staff and 999 operators working for the Met Police walking out as well as security staff working in the Houses of Parliament.
Serious Organised Crime Agency officers will also be on strike affecting operations.
Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said it is no coincidence that PCS members are striking on budget day.
"As the government seeks to make it easier and cheaper for whoever wins the election to cut civil and public servants, we can expect a drive to slash jobs which will ultimately lead to poorer services.
"Loyal civil servants have already seen the damage that a 100,000 job cuts has wrought and will not stand by and allow the jobs and services they are proud to deliver slashed," he said.
"The government needs to start vauling its own workforce by standing up for public services and reaching an agreement on redundancy pay that protects people’s entitlements."
(PR/GK)
The stoppage, called by Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), follows a strongly supported two day strike earlier in March which saw up to 200,000 civil and public servants take industrial action.
Today's strike, the first ever on budget day, involves prison workers, jobcentre staff, tax workers, passport staff, court officials, Ministry of Defence workers and driving test examiners.
The stoppage will also see civilian staff and 999 operators working for the Met Police walking out as well as security staff working in the Houses of Parliament.
Serious Organised Crime Agency officers will also be on strike affecting operations.
Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said it is no coincidence that PCS members are striking on budget day.
"As the government seeks to make it easier and cheaper for whoever wins the election to cut civil and public servants, we can expect a drive to slash jobs which will ultimately lead to poorer services.
"Loyal civil servants have already seen the damage that a 100,000 job cuts has wrought and will not stand by and allow the jobs and services they are proud to deliver slashed," he said.
"The government needs to start vauling its own workforce by standing up for public services and reaching an agreement on redundancy pay that protects people’s entitlements."
(PR/GK)
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