NEARLY 300,000 members of the PCS civil service union are balloting for national strike action over jobs, pay and privatisation. The ballot began on 2 January and national action is planned to begin with a one-day strike on 31 January, followed by a two-week overtime ban.
Vicious government budget cuts mean that low-paid workers are facing below-inflation pay offers and 100,000 civil and public service jobs are under threat. This is while the government spent a staggering £7.2 billion on management consultants over the last three years.
The ballot closes on 23 January.
