It's on We're Out!ALL OUT ON 10th NOVEMBER 2008
Then a Civil Service wide overtime ban
Then a Civil Service wide overtime ban
The purpose of this post is to inform members of the strike action on the 10th November 2008 to be followed by a Civil Service wide overtime ban.
PCS has done everything possible to negotiate a solution to the Pay problems and the lack of a Civil Service Pay structure and Civil Service pay Negotiation.
Talks have been held with the Government, who has failed to honour its commitments:
Tony Blair, Prime Minister, 5th May 2004, “The objective of this work (in partnership with Unions) is to improve the coherence of pay and conditions across the Civil Service within an overarching delegated framework”.
John Hutton, Cabinet Office Minister, 9th May 2005, “I agree with you that there is a need to make concrete progress in 2005 towards a more coherent pay system for all Civil Servants”
But the employer is not, so far, prepared to accept our fair and reasonable demands. The ballot of all union members in the Civil Service took place in early autumn and the members have decided to take strike action (and action short of a strike) to restore National Pay Bargaining and a National Pay structure.
The date above is the next stage of the action.
Your Pay and Conditions of Service Under Threat The Civil Service Pay levels including pay progression are deteriorating, and worse still pay cuts in real terms threaten further erosions to our pay.
We are not the cause of inflation we are the victims of inflation.
OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN
We are aiming for the widest possible support from members for our pay objectives based on gaining your agreement that;
- All members in the civil service should be paid the same "going rate" for the job (i.e. the higher pay rates now existing in some civil service organisations),
- The principle of "equal pay for work of equal value" applies across all parts of the civil service and related organisations, for all grades/pay bands, by raising the lower pay rates up to the same as the higher ones,
- Speedy pay progression to maximum rates for all i.e. no more than 5 years,
- Separately funded pay progression and pay rise elements
- There must be protection of pay values in "higher paying" organisations and improved pay progression for all members in all areas.
JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES ON STRIKE ON THE 10th NOVEMBER 2008 SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CIVIL SERVICE WIDE OVERTIME BAN
Potential Members; If you have not yet joined your Union, please consider doing so by completing the form found at the link on the top right hand side of this page.
