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Tag Archives: public sector
No cuts, Osborne, say PCS Facebook posters
Reposted from Public & Commercial Services union Dozens of people have taken to the PCS Facebook page to share their anti-cuts views following our post reporting the chancellor’s request to public sector workers asking for ideas on efficiency savings. (see … Continue reading
ELECTION 2015 – they think it’s all over
To say I am gutted at the outcome of the 2015 General Election would be an understatement. I am lucky. I work. I don’t claim benefits, due to a small inheritance from a late relative, I don’t have to worry … Continue reading
Posted in General Election 2015
Tagged dwp, Election 2015, Esther McVey, Green, Labour, Plaid Cymru, public sector, Tories, welfare cuts
12 Comments
Sodexo hits probation services with massive redundancies
Reposted from National Association of Prison Officers On Friday 27 March 2015 Napo was informed that Sodexo, one of the private companies running 6 of the Community Rehabilitation Companies, will be making massive cuts to staff over the next 12 … Continue reading
HMRC severely disrupted by PCS strikes
Reposted from PCS website Services have been severely disrupted by a 3-day rolling strike by PCS members in HMRC. All our HMRC members weere asked to take 1 day of action as part of a rolling programme to send a … Continue reading
Could this be one of the reasons public sector pay rises were only 1%?
Reposted from accountingweb NAO Aspire report The National Audit Office identified a “lack of rigour” in HMRC’s commercial management of the Aspire IT outsourcing project that helped double the department’s expected costs on the 10-year deal to £10.4bn. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aspire, Capgemini, HMRC, NAO, private sector, public sector
1 Comment
Cameron will shoot himself in the foot with anti-union laws
Reposted from Labour List Last week, we reported that the Tory election fund is likely to be three times as big as Labour’s – and that was before we learned about them auctioning off a tennis match with David Cameron and Boris … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Labour Party, public sector, trades unions
1 Comment
Cameron cannot win his fight with the unions
Reposted from Politics.co.uk The looks on their faces….they’re probably thinking “even Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask when he was robbing you” If you can think of a better caption for the photo…post it now 🙂 Cameron’s … Continue reading
Government ‘not budging’ on public sector pay and pensions
I know that not everyone agrees with strike action by public sector workers, but hear me out if you will. I am a public sector worker and have been for some time, when Thatcher was in power, it was agreed, with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged National Minimum wage, pay, pension, public sector, strike
22 Comments
NHS executives bag hefty 6.1% pay rise as nurses’ pay packets are hit
Reposted from Daily Mirror More unfair treatment of Public Sector workers from this government that wasn’t elected; now what was it David Cameron said about equality.. General secretary Dr Peter Carter NHS chiefs pocketed pay rises nearly four times higher … Continue reading
Austerity IS NOT working!
austerity has failed to create jobs or economic growth. As predicted, the government has attacked jobs, pensions and pay, threatened privatisation and attacked and demonised those entitled to welfare. Yet all of this has worsened rather than improved the economy … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged auisterity, banks, private sector, public sector, tax havens, unemployment
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The lovely wibbly wobbly old lady 