We must continue to reject the principle that those least culpable should pay the highest price to sustain a broken financial system
With the public sector pensions dispute at a pivotal point, the…Read more…
30 November: who’s striking and why | Gregor Gall
Unions are voting in favour of strike action on pension reforms, but is the government right to shout ‘Never mind the ballots’?
A grand total of 19 unions have in last few weeks secured yes votes for…Read more…
Will Britain face a new ‘winter of discontent’? | Gregor Gall
Public sector unions are calling for action over pensions, but there are choices to be made before we see mass strike action
It seems that the much trailed “winter of discontent” over public sector…Read more…
The fight against sneaky pay cuts | Gregor Gall
Shropshire council has sacked all its workers, then re-employed them on lower wages. What can unions do to prevent this?
The move by Shropshire county council to sack all its workers and re-employ…Read more…
Why public sector strike deserves your support
The real danger to ‘hardworking taxpayers’ is not our strike, but the attack on pensions
Tomorrow’s strike by three-quarters of a million public sector workers has opened up a national debate on…Read more…
Public sector pensions are facing a highly political attack | Mark Serwotka
This is a redistribution from poor to rich, dressed up as a battle between public and private. Our members will not let it stand
When we in the PCS union announced the result of our strike vote on…Read more…
We can stop Birmingham council’s offshoring plans| Gregor Gall
Sending jobs to India is a bad idea that was squashed in other areas. Birmingham city council’s attack on staff must be halted
Now that earlier attempts to revolutionise the provision and funding of…Read more…
Lord Hutton has made scapegoats of public sector workers | Mark Serwotka
Hutton knows pensions are being cut not because they are unaffordable but because banks caused a public finance crisis
Lord Hutton, a former Labour minister, has been touring the TV studios…Read more…