civil servants

Scottish council workers plan further strike action

Ed — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:10:27 +0000

Union members had hoped local council body Cosla would offer a new one year deal taking inflation into account. However, Cosla said increasing the pay offer in the current economic climate would result in service and job cuts. Meanwhile, hundreds of other civil and public servants voted for strike action which could cause serious disruption to the justice system.

Coastguards in 48 hour bank holiday strike

Django — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49:35 +0000

following the offer of a paltry 2.5% pay increase, well below inflation levels, 700 Rescue Co-ordinators backed by the Public and Commercial Sevices Union have taken strike action against real-terms cuts to already poor pay.

Council workers and civil servants strike in Scotland

Ed — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:59 +0000

Schools were closed, rubbish went uncollected, ferry services were disrupted, and services like libraries were closed. Union leaders said an estimated 150,000 workers took part in the one-day strike over pay. The pay row is over an offer of 2.5% for each of the next three years, an offer made "derisory" by the rising cost of living.

Scottish council workers set strike date

Ed — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:38:54 +0000

They overwhelmingly agreed on Thursday to take strike action on 20th August after the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) refused to improve a pay offer of 2.5 per cent a year for the next three years.

Arnie terminates California state workers

Joseph K. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:41:50 +0000

California has one of the world's largest economies, but facing a budget deficit of more than $15bn (£7.6bn) Mr Schwarzenegger is seeking to shift the costs onto public sector workers.

Scottish civil servants vote for strike over pay

Ed — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:15:45 +0000

The PCS union expressed anger that the Scottish Government had proposed to cap pay rises at 2%. Three other public sector unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have also balloted for action over pay.

Union bosses claimed industrial action could hit policy delivery, ministerial visits, answers to Scottish parliamentary questions and operations at the Registers of Scotland.

Half a million council workers strike

Steven. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:54:59 +0000

More than 500,000 workers were on strike on July 16 and 17, bringing disruption to schools, town halls, refuse collections and libraries throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

"This has been a fantastic response from our members," said UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis. "Local government workers have shown their anger and resentment towards this pay offer.

More workers set to join council strike

Steven. — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:29:17 +0000

One of the biggest outbreaks of industrial unrest for years will see tens of thousands of job centre workers, coastguards, driving examiners and other Government employees join a strike next month by council employees.

More than half a million local authority workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are staging a two-day walkout on July 16 and 17 after rejecting a 2.45% pay offer.

100,000 civil servants to strike on April 24

Steven. — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:14:08 +0000

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) stated that over 100,000 members will be on strike at the same time as other public sector workers, including teachers and lecturers in a one day strike on 24 April in protest at the government's policy to cap public sector pay to below inflation, which will result in cuts to living standards across the civil service.

April 24 – hundreds of thousands to walk out

Steven. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:35:14 +0000

Employer attacks on workers' pay is the main issue at stake.

Teachers in the NUT are walking out over their pay deal which was supposed to be revised when inflation rose, but the government refused: effectively cutting their wages.