Civil service and Unison local government to ballot for strikes
The executive of the civil service union PCS has decided on a further "consultative ballot on national industrial action". The ballot started on 28 September and will close on 22 October. Local government workers in Unison will also ballot on strike action, against the 2.475% pay offer, from 5 October to 26 October. Unison has pencilled in two days’ strike action for 14-15 November. Encouraged by these moves, 19 members of the Executive of the National Union of Teachers have called for a special Exec meeting to review the NUT's timetable, which up to now has foreseen a ballot in November...