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13 June 2018
Civil service pay strike ballot: vote yes!
Interview with PCS assistant general secretary Chris Baugh: After years of real-terms pay cuts, the PCS is balloting to strike for a fully funded, above-inflation increase.
13 June 2018
Health unions accept divisive NHS pay deal - but fightback could have won much more
The 87% strong GMB vote to reject, shows what could have been achieved
13 June 2018
Housing strike against individualised pay enters week two
Tower Hamlets Community Housing workers are in their second week of strike action organised by public service union Unison. Their new pay structure is not negotiated with the unions, but based on 'market testing'.
9 June 2018
PCS members in DWP say: Pay up now!
PCS members in the DWP were outraged that a previously-agreed pay rise was being delayed. UPDATE on 14.6.18: DWP senior management backs down!
7 June 2018
East London Socialist Party: 'Made in Dagenham' - Ford women workers' pay strike 50 years on
6 June 2018
'Made in Dagenham' Ford machinists pay strike 50 years on
This year, 7 June marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the strike by women sewing machinists at Ford Dagenham in east London.
6 June 2018
PCS union launches strike ballot on pay
Workers in the PCS union, representing civil servants across all government departments, have voted overwhelmingly to ballot members for strike action.
6 June 2018
East London housing workers fight privatisation of pay
Tower Hamlets Unison members started strike action for fair pay on 4 June.
30 May 2018
Conference 2018: members ready to fight to end pay misery
Delegates massively voted to proceed to a strike ballot
30 May 2018
UCU conference: Build the union, build the struggles!
It's been an explosive year for the University and College Union
23 May 2018
Leicester socialists fight poverty-paying sweatshops
The full effects of Tory policies, both economic and social, are being felt in Leicester, as sweatshop conditions and shocking illegal levels of pay persist in 2018.
23 May 2018
Solid strike at Tesco Dagenham distribution centre forces pay talks
Heavy security presence and a profusion of steel fencing didn't deter angry, vocal pickets striking for decent pay at Tesco Dagenham distribution centre on 17-18 May.
23 May 2018
PCS conference votes for strike action
At its conference in Brighton on 22 May the PCS civil servants' union voted decisively for a statutory strike ballot against the Tories 1% pay cap. The ballot date is not fixed but is expected to start in June.
16 May 2018
A huge Socialist Party "Tories Out!" banner greeted 20,000 marchers
16 May 2018
Strike at Tesco Dagenham for better pay
Workers at Tesco Dagenham distribution site are striking over pay from 10pm on Thursday 17 May. Following over a year of negotiations between Tesco and the retail and distribution workers' union Usdaw, bosses have refused to improve their initial offer which was worth less than 3%.
16 May 2018
Royal wedding opulence... during longest pay squeeze in 200 years
The cost of Harry and Meghan's marriage will be 110 times that of the average couple - 1,785 times including security - according to estimates by wedding planner Bridebook.
15 May 2018
PCS conference 2018: building on the union's militant record
An interview with Socialist Party member Chris Baugh - three times elected PCS assistant general secretary - who will again be seeking the support of Left Unity to be its candidate in next year's election.
9 May 2018
Use TUC march as launch pad for action on pay
National strike action is possible if the unions build a real fighting campaign for it.
9 May 2018
PCS: A fighting strategy to defeat the Tory pay cap
The PCS civil service union pay claim for a fully funded pay increase of 5% or £1,200 minimum and a commitment to centralised bargaining has been rejected by the Tory government.
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