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…
Electricians’ protests show the real ‘big society’ in action | Gregor Gall
By taking action against unfair pay cuts, electricians are proving it is possible for workers to unite and fight back
A titanic battle in the electrical contracting sector of the construction…Read more…
Southampton shows ‘smart’ strike is no silver bullet | Gregor Gall
The tactic of Southampton’s union members of striking at different times has been heroic, but it has failed to gain leverage
Council workers in Southampton have been engaged in “smart” striking since…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…
Which unions have the stomach for the fight? | Gregor Gall
Union leaders must galvanise members and join forces in deed as well as in word if they are to challenge the government
What a difference a year makes, and not for the better. The preliminary agenda…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…
5 facts about the 30 June pension strike| Gregor Gall
Exaggerating the scale of industrial action is politically foolhardy – it gives the right the opportunity to go on the offensive
It seems just about everybody has an interest in exaggerating the…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…
Will unions take action over council job cuts? | Gregor Gall
Southampton council workers are striking over pay cuts, but Britain has seen little industrial action over actual job losses
Today 4,300 council workers in Southampton are taking the first…Read more…
After the cuts protest, what next? | Gregor Gall
The huge turnout of protesters means the TUC is burdened with great expectations; now unions must push the cuts campaign on
The TUC and the union movement must be delighted that Saturday’s march…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…
Co-ordinated strike action: a tsunami of resistance | Gregor Gall
Today the TUC will decide on how to mobilise opposition to the cuts – but what exactly would co-ordinated strike action involve?
The Trades Union Congress meets today to decide how it will respond to…Read more…
United we must stand | Mark Serwotka
We cannot have a pick ‘n’ mix approach to opposition to the cuts – our future is at stake
The second half of 2010 has been marked by a fierce assault on public services from a government of…Read more…
Shock and awe finances | Mark Serwotka
No public service cuts are needed. Our plan to deal with the deficit is all about jobs, revenue and growth
When George Osborne sits down in the Commons on Wednesday after announcing the comprehensive…Read more…
There is an alternative to public spending cuts | Mark Serwotka
The barrage of cuts propaganda has disabled any critical thought – but my union has shown there is another way
Since before the election, David Cameron has been telling us “we’re all in this…Read more…
How can civil service cuts be blamed on union court action? | Mark Serwotka
Despite Francis Maude’s weasel words, the Tories would almost certainly have attacked civil service redundancy terms anyway
The logic of claiming, as Daniel Calder does, that Francis Maude would not…Read more…
Fight cuts with co-ordinated union action | Mark Serwotka
There is an alternative to slashing public services and unions must forge a united front to resist the political consensus
Today in Brighton more than 1,000 Public and Commercial Services Union…Read more…
Stabbed in the back
Public services will suffer as a result of swingeing civil service job cuts announced in last week’s budget, argues Mark Serwotka
“The day of the long knives” may sound like the latest…Read more…