The PCS union says the action, which coincides with TUC action in sectors across the country, will be biggest civil service strike in years
, said: “During the last month, when thousands of PCS members across a range of departments took sustained industrial action, the Government said it had no money.spend on managers and military personnel in a failed attempt to cover the vital work our members doMr Serwotka added: “We warned the Government our dispute would escalate if they did not listen – and we’re as good as our word.”
A further 33,000 PCS members working in five more departments, including HM Revenue & Customs, are next week re-balloting to join the union’s national strike action. Downing Street’s hopes of reaching a compromise with rail workers were also dealt a blow after Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union,
When asked by MPs on the Transport Select Committee as to how close, on a scale of one to 10, the situation was to a resolution.
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