Yesterday was extremely busy and involved me getting up at the crack of dawn, which is unheard of for me. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union took joint industrial action with three teachers unions (National Union of Teachers (NUT), University and College Union (UCU) and Association of Teacher and Lecturers (ATL)). These unions are [...]
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A Long Day
Today was always going to be long but it turned out to be even longer than expected because the doorbell rang twice at 4.30am or maybe I was just dreaming and that didn’t really happen… Whatever I didn’t get back to sleep properly after that.
I had to get up early to man the picket [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2010
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All Set for Action
Tomorrow, PCS members are set for a third day of industrial action to defend the Civil Service Compensation Scheme. All we are asking is that the government sit down and talk with us rather than impose new conditions without a negotiated settlement.
So it will be another early start to another busy day for me. [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2010
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 [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in men, than any other association of men.
Clarence Darrow
22 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 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
