PCS has done everything possible to resolve the disputes over Jobs, Pensions, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, and three more years of extreme pay restraint, however to date there has not been an acceptable outcome from the Government. We have seen our pay cut in real terms by the Government by up to 20%. This will increase over the next three years as inflation marches ahead of the 1% pay cap. In other areas of the Public Sector where Pay Progression was separately funded, the Government has now announced that they are going to take this off them; meaning that they will be treated equally as unfairly as members in the DWP.
We have already witnessed over three thousand job losses from the Fylde economy due to the Civil Service cuts in the area and even more are now in jeopardy and many members in the privatised areas are facing redundancy due to the majority of the DWP Norcross closing.
Our Pensions are under attack; we are being expected to pay more for our pensions (the public sector worker’s tax, with more threatened next year, and to work longer and receive less), the Government has now said that we will have to pay an additional 1.4% on National Insurance as the majority of members are in a defined benefits scheme.
And our redundancy terms have been cut so that it is cheaper to get rid of us.
We are being asked to pay for the financial mess created by the bankers and the financial speculators and spivs, with:
- our jobs
- our pay
- our pensions
- and, our conditions of service.
The financial mess was none of our making. It’s their financial mess make them pay for it. It is time for members to show that they oppose the notion of being forced to pay for the excesses of the spivs.
Potential Members If you have not yet joined your Union, please complete the form at the link here or contact the Branch office on ext: 67400.
***DWP ON STRIKE ON THE 4th JUNE***
***OVERTIME BAN UNTIL 20th JUNE 2013***
