The government have ignored PCS offers to resolve the dispute by negotiations rather than strike action. This has led to PCS members planning further industrial action on budget day next week:
Legal and Strategy Update – 18th March
The NEC meets on Thursday 25 March to plan the CSCS campaign through April. A factor [...]
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2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
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Meet Aston
When I went into the sitting room last time it snowed I was surprised to find this!
17 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2010
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Another Early Morning
For someone who doesn’t do mornings three in one week is just a bit much. This morning I had to get up very early to make my way to Clapham where PCS head office is located. It was time to go through the motions that had been submitted for our group conference in May.
I dislike [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2010
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Time for a Rest
After all that hard work and campaigning it is really time for a rest. But work was manic today with a special task taking priority over routine work which means everything is piling up! Then on Friday I have a meeting in Clapham to look at the motions that will be put up for our [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Mar 10th 2010
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Second Day of Action
Looking windswept in London
The stalwarts got up early to man the picket lines again. The temperature was only -1 today but it still felt rather chilly until the sun came out. We shared this duty with another department that occupies the building with us. Some of their colleagues very kindly brought hot coffee and [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2010
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First Day of Action
Today I awoke from my slumbers at a very unearthly hour so that I could join my colleagues on the picket line outside my building. The temperature when I arrived was -5 so I was glad I had dressed with extra layers.
Hundreds of civil servants across Shropshire launched a 48-hour strike joining the 270,000 [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 8th 2010
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PCS Lobby Parliament
Yesterday, in my capacity as PCS Regional committee member along with several colleagues from Shropshire I joined other PCS members from around the country in a mass lobby of Parliament. We chose an economical and leisurely transport option by using the Wrexham and Shropshire service.
Lunchtime was a Faulty Towers-like experience where we didn’t quite [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Mar 4th 2010
