Archive for the tag 'Public Sector Cuts'

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 [...]

24 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2011

My lunchtimes at work usually mean me finding a quiet place to relax and read a book.  Today there was a need for a little cross union support in a campaign, it meant a little journey out from work (minimal time disruption) with a colleague and I was quite comfortable with it until…
A colleague in [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2010

At this years annual conference the Public & Commercial Services Union (PCS) launched a booklet that provides information on the threats and consequences of privatising public services.  The document builds on  a series of forums that took place during 2009/10.
These forums examined and exposed many past failures of the privatisation of public services and made [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2010