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Acas ballot at lack of talks Over 630 PCS civil service workers’ union members at the Acas conciliation service are balloting for strikes over pay.

PCS civil service workers’ union activists in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) met at the Left Unity socialist group conference in London last Saturday.

Some 5,000 members of the PCS civil service workers’ union at the Scottish government and Registers of Scotland struck on Thursday of last week over a below-inflation pay offer.

DWP union leaders made right decision by Jane Aitchison and John McInally

Up to 3,000 members of the PCS civil service workers’ union at the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) struck for three days from Wednesday to Friday of last week over a restructuring that threatens over 100 job cuts, and over other issues.

A number of government departments have seen hard-hitting action in the last few days as the PCS civil service workers’ union launched a week of action over low pay.

The PCS civil service workers’ union is holding a week of action over public sector pay this week, involving thousands of its members. This will see action in coordination with Unison and Unite members striking on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

The PCS civil service workers’ union group executive in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made a decision last week that is a setback to the campaign against the attacks on public sector pay.

Civil service workers in the Prospect and PCS unions at the British Museum in London came out on strike on Friday afternoon last week over a below-inflation pay offer.

The PCS women’s forum which took place last weekend was a great success.

Up to a 100,000 job centre workers, coastguards, driving examiners and other government workers are set to strike alongside council workers.

The strike by members of the PCS and Prospect civil service workers’ unions at the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) over below-inflation pay severely hit the running of the museum.