It will be the largest civil service strike for years and coincides with the TUC's 'protect the right to strike day', which was announced earlier this week
He accused the government of"treating its own workforce worse than anyone else in the economy".
But the PCS boss said:"That's the way of the government trying to avoid a sensible argument. We believe that if you get less than the rate of inflation, you're actually poorer for going to work at the end of the year than you were at the start of the year and that can't be right." "It knows if they gave us a pay rise, our members will spend it in their local economy, boosting manufacturing and the hospitality sector at a time of recession, unlike the rich who avoid paying taxes and put their money in the Cayman Islands. So it makes sense for the economy and it makes sense to ensure that civil servants are working but are in poverty.
Mr Serwotka revealed he is meeting with Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quinn tomorrow and said"if he puts some money on the table there is a chance this dispute can be resolved".
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