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Thank you, Mark Serwotka, for decency, principle and service

ANDREW FISHER pays a fond tribute to one of the country’s most admired trades union leaders A born leader: Mark Serwotka, who stepped down as PCS general secretary yesterday Yesterday marked the final day in office of Mark Serwotka, who has retired as general secretary of PCS, the country’s largest civil service union, after 23 years at the helm. Mark’s story is a remarkable one. In 2000, he…

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General secretary of @pcs_union Mark Serwotka speaks from the TUC conference

"I'm calling on the Labour leader to offer a vision to people to why people should vote for Labour that is more than just we're better than Conservatives."General secretary of @pcs_union Mark Serwotka speaks from the TUC conference https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3📺 Sky 501 pic.twitter.com/a7f1eiU31g— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 11, 2023 Source: Twitter

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Civil servants to strike in April

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By Jemma Dempsey

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More than 130,000 civil servants have voted to go on strike next month over pay, pensions and job security.

The PCS union said its members voted to take action on 28 April to increase the pressure on the government and were “not backing down”.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “Ministers need to resolve the dispute by putting money on the table.”

The government previously said their demands would cost an “unaffordable £2.4bn”.

Members of the union, who have been offered a 2% to 3% increase, last walked out on Budget day earlier this month.

The PCS union represents hundreds of thousands who work in government departments as well as those at organisations such as Ofsted, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Border Force.

It has been calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms.

Mr Serwotka said: “We know our strikes have already caused serious disruption. The new strikes and another national day of action will pile the pressure on a government that refuses to listen.”

The union said the all-out strike on 15 March was “brilliantly” supported by members, with big picket lines and demonstrations.

Teachers, junior doctors, rail workers and London Underground tube drivers are some of the industries whose workers have walked out in disputes – mainly over pay – over the last year as wages do not align with the rising cost of living.

One of the biggest days of strikes was whilst Chancellor Jeremy Hunt deliver his Budget, with workers congregating around Westminster.

Members from 186 different employers were balloted over the latest strike action last week, the PCS union said.

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Sunak should have suspended Raab during bullying investigation, says union

P rime Minister Rishi Sunak should suspend Dominic Raab from the Cabinet while investigations into alleged bullying are ongoing, according to the leader of the largest trade union in the civil service. Failing that, Mr Raab should step down, said Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union. Mr Serwotka claimed the handling of the case had also contributed…

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1,000 Border Force officers to go on strike for four days during February half-term, PCS union announces | Politics News

Border Force officers will stage fresh strikes during the February half-term over an ongoing pay dispute with the government. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union confirmed on Tuesday night that 1,000 staff would be taking part in walkouts on 17, 18, 19 and 20 February across four ports – Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk. General secretary Mark Serwotka said the move would “impact…

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Le chef du plus grand syndicat de fonctionnaires a averti les ministres que les grèves "coordonnées et synchronisées" dans l'ensemble de l'économie "s'intensifieront considérablement" à partir de janvier.Mark Serwotka, secrétaire général du Syndicat des services publics et commerciaux (PCS), s'exprimait alors que ses membres employés dans le contrôle des passeports pour Border Force ont établi mercredi des lignes de piquetage dans les plus grands aéroports britanniques, lors d'une grève de quatre jours qui se poursuivra jusqu'à New York. Réveillon de l'an.Il a souligné une série de nouvelles grèves possibles alors que les enseignants, les pompiers et les jeunes médecins sont votés pour une action revendicative.Serwotka a déclaré à Sky News: "Je pense que ce n'est qu'une question de temps avant que tous les syndicats reconnaissent que le gouvernement est la cause de ces conflits, nous allons donc travailler plus étroitement ensemble, et je pense que nous verrons une action coordonnée et synchronisée, et escalade.« Parce que si nous entrons en 2023 avec des millions de personnes souffrant de pauvreté au travail, y compris le personnel du gouvernement, il faut faire quelque chose. Donc, soit ils négocient, soit je pense que nous verrons l'action s'intensifier.Jusqu'à présent, seuls 4 000 à 5 000 membres du PCS ont pris part à la grève actuelle, mais Serwotka a déclaré que 100 000 membres au total ont voté pour la grève.Lors d'un briefing aux journalistes mercredi, un porte-parole de Downing Street n'a donné aucun signe que les ministres soient prêts à faire des concessions sur les salaires. Le porte-parole a déclaré: "Nous voulons que les grèves prennent fin, nous voulons que les gens conviennent d'un règlement salarial équitable mais, comme nous l'avons déjà dit, ce que nous ne pouvons pas faire, c'est permettre des augmentations de salaire à deux chiffres qui intégreront l'inflation à l'avenir, ce qui aura un impact sur le montant d'argent que les gens auront à l'avenir.Il a encouragé les syndicats à reprendre les discussions avec les employeurs, ajoutant que le Premier ministre souhaitait voir les employeurs et les syndicats "parvenir à un accord équitable".Alors que le personnel des forces frontalières reprenait des mesures concernant les salaires, les emplois et les conditions de travail, des fonctionnaires ont été appelés mercredi pour aider le personnel militaire couvrant les travailleurs en grève dans les aéroports, notamment Heathrow et Gatwick à Londres, ainsi qu'à Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow et Manchester, et le port de Newhaven.Alors que les précédentes grèves des forces frontalières, qui se sont déroulées du 23 au 26 décembre, n'ont provoqué que des perturbations minimes alors qu'elles tombaient pendant une période de faible trafic de passagers, les dirigeants syndicaux ont déclaré que le conflit pourrait durer six mois si le gouvernement refusait de négocier.Pendant ce temps, les membres de la Transport Salaried Staffs 'Association (TSSA) sur Great Western Railway et West Midlands Trains se sont joints à une série de grèves continues du syndicat chez divers opérateurs qui ont commencé le 23 décembre, faisant grève de midi mercredi à 11 h 59 jeudi.West Midlands Trains a déclaré qu'aucun de ses services n'a fonctionné mercredi matin à la suite de la grève de la TSSA.Inscrivez-vous pour Première éditionNewsletter quotidienne gratuiteArchie Bland et Nimo Omer vous guident à travers les meilleures histoires et ce qu'elles signifient, gratuitement tous les matins de la semaine

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Airport strikes could go on for months

Mark Serwotka said that walkouts were “mandated” by the union until May.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “sad” about the trouble that airport strikes were causing, but he said that he had acted “fairly and reasonably” regarding public sector pay.

Thousands of travelers coming to the UK were warned to expect delays, but there have been a few problems.

As the Christmas vacation picked up speed, the AA said that some places had “severe congestion” on the roads.

It said that rail strikes, which were set to end on Saturday, had caused more cars to be on the road and that accidents on the M1 and flooding on the M25 had caused big traffic jams.

Around 1,000 Border Force workers, many of whom check passports, are going on strike from Friday to December 26 and from December 28 to December 31. This is the first of a series of strikes lasting until January 1.

Workers are leaving their jobs at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, and the Port of Newhaven. People from the military and the government have bee…Read More

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Union leader warns of ‘huge escalation’ of public sector strikes if pay offers don’t improve – UK politics live | Politics

Union leader warns of ‘huge escalation’ of public sector strikes if pay offers don’t improve – UK politics live | Politics

Good morning. The advent calender of strikes continues to deliver, and this morning Border Force officials have started their industrial action (joining Royal Mail workers, who are on strike again, and who aren’t delivering). My colleague Gwyn Topham has the details here. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, was on the Today programme this morning…

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Customs staff at British airports join the Christmas strike

Customs staff at British airports join the Christmas strike

File – Gatwick Airport, London, UK. – Kirsty O’connor/PA Wire/dpa – Archive The customs staff union at several UK airports will go on strike for eight days over the Christmas holidays. These strikes affect a total of 1,000 passport control staff, as well as other officials at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Birmingham airports. The leader of the PCS union, Mark Serwotka, has…

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Die #TolkienTage Autorin Veronika Serwotka im @Tagblatt Interview:

Und Sonntag 14 Uhr mit “Wyvern” als letzte Lesung bei uns, im Salzstadel (Madergasse, gegenüber der Jakobuskirche, Tübingen-Altstadt) Volltext hier (bezahlt): http://www.tagblatt.de/Nachrichten/In-die-Fiktion-eintauchen-345155.html Das ganze Programm mit Ort und Zeitplan jeweils aktuell hier: http://myra.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:TolkienTage-Zeitplan.png Tickets gibt es meist vor Ort und im Vorverkauf hier: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/tubinger-myra-tage-tubinger-tolkien-tage-eine-ganze-woche-fantasy-tickets-32569257526

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Appeal launched over government's Rwanda policy

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Civil servants' union threatens strike action over back-to-office plans | Politics

Civil servants’ union threatens strike action over back-to-office plans | Politics

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A public sector union has threatened strike action over cabinet-driven plans for the vast majority of civil servants to return to the office by the end of the month.

The outgoing head of the civil service has written to department permanent secretaries calling on them to reduce the numbers of staff working from from home. The cabinet secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill, said he wanted 80% back…

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Strikes: Airport, rail and driving test staff resume action

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Border Force staff have begun the second in a series of strikes at UK airports until New Year’s Eve.

Around 1,000 members of the PCS union, many of whom work in passport control, are walking out from 28-31 December.

Rail disruption will also continue on Wednesday and Thursday, with TSSA union members at Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains on strike.

Driving examiners are continuing a rolling walkout which will continue into January.

Border Force strikes could go on for months

The strikes taking place in December and January

The Border Force strikes have been called over pay, jobs, and conditions as the cost of living rises.

Civil servants will join military personnel to cover absent striking workers at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow airports, as well as the Port of Newhaven.

Earlier strikes, which ran from 23-26 December, caused minimal disruption.

A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport, in West Sussex, said: “Flights to and from Gatwick are expected to arrive and depart as normal during today’s strike.

But the official added: “Passport checks for arriving passengers may, however, take longer and queues may form.”

A spokesperson for Heathrow said immigration halls for travellers were “free-flowing” and that the airport experienced “no issues” resulting from the first series of strikes.

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, said: “The government could resolve this dispute today by agreeing to meet us and putting some money on the table.”

Meanwhile, driving examiners and rural payment officers at more than 250 sites across the UK are holding rolling strikes from 13 December to 16 January.

Members of the PCS union at 71 driving test centres in eastern England and the Midlands will be on strike over five days from Wednesday.

The PCS is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms for all its members – but the government has said the requested pay rises are “unaffordable”.

Downing Street has once again urged unions to call off strike action, saying it wants an end to disruption.

The Prime Minister’s deputy spokesman said meetings aimed at mitigating disruption were continuing, but added: “We are disappointed about disruption to many people’s lives – particularly around Christmas”

‘Damaging dispute’

TSSA members, who work for Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains, will walk out from midday on Wednesday (28 December) until midnight on Thursday (29 December). Talks between the union and two rail firms have yet to result in an agreement.

Nadine Rae, organising director at the TSSA, told the BBC the union believed negotiations had been progressing – but, after almost four weeks of talks, the outcome was “completely different from what we were talking about”.

The latest stance suggested the government “had interfered with the negotiation process”, said Ms Rae.

A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said the transport secretary and rail minister had “worked hard to facilitate a fair and reasonable offer, and it is incredibly disappointing that some continue to strike”.

“We urge them to step back, reconsider and get back round the table, so we can start 2023 by ending this damaging dispute.”

Separately, members of the TSSA employed by Network Rail – which owns and maintains the UK’s rail system – have already agreed a deal over pay and conditions. They will get at least a 9% wage rise over two years and there will be no compulsory redundancies until the end of January 2025.

The latest wave of rail staff strikes is expected to disrupt journeys for those travelling back to work after Christmas, or heading off for New Year breaks.

Disruption to travel is also expected during forthcoming rail strikes in January.

RMT union members at Network Rail will resume their strike action over pay and conditions on 3 and 4 January. They will walk out again on 6 and 7 January, and there is a ban on any overtime for RMT members from 18 December to 2 January.

Members of Aslef will strike on 5 January and Southeastern has warned that no trains will run on that day. In addition, the train company has warned there will be very limited Southeastern services for the entire week, due to the RMT strike affecting the Dartford lines, the Sevenoaks line and the highspeed route via Ashford.

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said the striking RMT rail staff would mean only around 20% of services will operate and “half of the network will shut down”.

“There are likely to be even fewer services on 5 January due to a strike by drivers who belong to [the union] Aslef,” the RDG warned.

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DWP staff told to use 'deflection scripts' to deter Universal Credit claimants : Welfare Weekly

DWP staff told to use ‘deflection scripts’ to deter Universal Credit claimants : Welfare Weekly

DWP staff are being encouraged to use “defection scripts” to deter claimants from calling the Universal Credit helpline, it has been revealed.

Callers are asked to explain the reason for contacting the helpline before being asked to provide security information, because it “may open up an opportunity” to fob off claimants to the Universal Credit website.

However, trials found that some DWP call…

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Defence of the “tactics” of working in an alliance with the far right range from “the left are failing us” (true) to the women involved cannot be criticised because of their personal circumstances or their undeniable history of veteran campaigning.

However, there is always a choice involved and these actions are not about tactics but principles. ‘Any safe harbour’ is not an excuse to work alongside our enemies. ‘My enemy’s enemy is my friend’ is not a strategy. It is disingenuous to say that this coalition emerges from unhappy coincidence. It is a political choice by some women in the gender critical movement to make common cause with the US Trumpian right. As such, it must be opposed.

The drift towards the narrative of acceptance of this alliance with hard right forces, often with the use of emotive manipulation and highly personal attacks on individuals, is the start of a path towards the co-option of the growing women’s movement by the forces that exist to defeat us. It is the opposite of trying to win elected representatives to supporting a principled feminist policy.

Ruth Serwotka, Turbulent Times

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100,000 civil servants set to strike over pay, pensions and job cuts

100,000 civil servants set to strike over pay, pensions and job cuts

General secretary for the Public and Commercial Services union Mark Serwotka has called for ‘substantial proposals’ to avoid walk-outs (Picture: Getty Images) More than 100,000 civil servants, including Border Force staff and driving test examiners, are set to go on strike in a row over pay, pensions and job cuts. Industrial action could ‘reach into every corner of public life’, with passport…