Nearly 400,000 other Civil Servants, Teachers, University and College lecturers and local government workers joined PCS members in the DWP all across the country to strike together on 24th April to demand fair pay.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
DWP union members overwhelmingly continued to back the campaign for better pay and supported the strike.
In London 10,000 people joined a march and over 3,000 crammed into Westminster Hall to hear speakers from PCS and the teachers unions. Brendon Barber, TUC General secretary gave his backing and warned the government to stop attacking public service workers.
Over 300 rallies were organised around the country involving 3,000 people in Birmingham, 2,000 in Newcastle, 400 in Manchester, 500 in Leeds, 800 in Sheffield, 300 in Cardiff, 5000 in Nottingham and 1,000 in Liverpool.
UNITY IS STRENGTH
Everywhere ordinary union members stressed that all they want is fair pay and to be valued at work. Everywhere ordinary union members said how good it made them feel to see so many other workers from different unions all taking a stand together and all sending to same message to the government. Newspaper, radio and television coverage was better than ever and gave us a chance to Have our say.
OVERTIME BAN KEEPS UP THE PRESSURE
We now need to keep up the pressure on management to make sure that the treasury are forced to agree to real improvements in our pay so make sure you support the overtime ban from now until 8th May.
NOW WE WANT MORE TALKS
Following a meeting with PCS the DWP management have gone back to the treasury to ask for authority to improve the imposed pay offer.
The imposed 3 year pay offer included a review clause at the insistence of PCS to ensure that the amount would be reviewed if any "significant external factors" were likely to have an effect on our pay.
With inflation at 3.8% and the 10p tax cut management agreed to go back to the treasury.
Our union is now writing to management calling for another urgent meeting to discuss the response from treasury. We want an improved offer now.
FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING ON PAY EVERY FRIDAY
A bulletin giving up to date information about the pay campaign will be on the PCS website every Friday. Your reps will be asked to give out paper versions of this circular. Keep right up to date with all of the latest pay campaign news by clicking on the PCS HQ site every Friday
A bulletin giving up to date information about the pay campaign will be on the PCS website every Friday. Your reps will be asked to give out paper versions of this circular. Keep right up to date with all of the latest pay campaign news by clicking on the PCS HQ site every Friday
