The PCS DWP Group Executive Committee (GEC) has supplied the following
information:“ Departmental Management have now confirmed that they will meet PCS week commencing 9th June 2008 following their approach to Treasury for authority to improve the imposed below inflation pay offer. As yet Senior management have not shared with PCS what they have asked for or what the Treasury response has been.
With inflation currently at 4.2% and food and fuel prices rocketing PCS will be pressing management to ensure that all members receive increases which at least match the increases in the cost of living. The PCS DWP GEC will reconvene once these talks have concluded to receive a report and decide on the next steps of the campaign”.
Lobby of Parliament
Civil servants, teachers, fire fighters, health service workers and probation officers were amongst the 26 unions representing 6 million public sector workers at a rally and lobby of Parliament on Monday 9th June 2008. The earlier lobby PCS held on 11th March 2008 was a massive success with well over 100 MPs attending and lobbied. We have built on that success again and hopefully this will increase the pressure on the Government. Gloria Hodgkinson (Deputy Secretary) attended the lobby on behalf of the Branch.
National Campaign
The PCS National Executive Committee is to launch a campaign the key focus of which will be the restoration of a Civil Service Pay structure and Civil Service Pay bargaining. This is to be welcomed, however there may be a need for further campaigning activities in the meantime to ensure that there is a fair settlement in the DWP.
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