In the run up to the General Election there will be a lot of spin in the media on how the public sector is draining financial resources at the expense of the taxpayer.
The TUC in conjunction with Trade Unionists have produced a couple of leaflets that explain/debunk the myths that surround public sector spending, pensions [...]
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Comments Off CherryPie on Feb 28th 2010
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PCS Members Vote for Strike Action
On 2nd February 2010 the revised terms and conditions of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme were published. You will note the spin in the papers and on the civil service website that 5 unions agreed to the new terms:
These reflect the outcome of further discussions with the unions and have been agreed between the Cabinet [...]
32 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2010
PCS Article – Media Myths About Civil & Public Services:
Myth 1: civil and public servants are well paid
Myth 2: civil service pensions are ‘gold plated’
Myth 3: civil and public servants are secure in their jobs
Myth 4: privatisation
TUC Articles – Speak up for Public Services:
Introduction to articles
Pensions:
Exploding Public Sector Pensions Myths Part 1 – The Attacks
Exploding [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2010
The February edition of PCS Defender publishes a letter about the media distortion regarding MoD pay, pensions, bonuses and civil servants in general. The letter was written to Conservative defence spokesperson Liam Fox MP by a PCS member. The letter sums up how a great many civil servants feel about the media frenzy that is [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2010
…and other work related matters.
One of my PCS colleagues sent me an email about a forthcoming meeting and asked me to let other members of the PCS Shropshire group know when it was taking place. The email also said that on no account should I forward the original email out to the group. [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Balanced
Maybe it is stretching the point, but I can see lots of balance in this photograph. It was taken yesterday after my regional (trade union) committee meeting. I had hoped to take quite a few photographs in the city, but as you can see from this photo the light was failing and it [...]
46 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2010
Those of you who have been following me for some time will know I have a particular interest in Defence issues. One of the campaigns I have been involved in is about proving that the move (and privatisation) of Defence Training to a new Academy in Wales is not the best option for serving our [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2010
