Strikes promised to fight civil service cuts
Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) leader Mark Serwotka has promised a strike campaign in the run-up to the general election aimed at causing “the most disruption possible” to the government. PCS is balloting its entire membership on rolling action to oppose moves by the government to reduce civil servants' redundancy payments by up to a third. For some low-paid workers, this could mean losing out on up to £20,000, and the union argues that the move is the thin end of a wedge that will lead to massive job cuts. Interviewed in the Guardian , Serwotka said "We will maximise strike action...