PCS Union (pcs.org.uk)
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UK trade union for civil & public servants, & private sector workers on govt contracts. Standing up for public services & social justice. RTs not endorsements.
Joined April 2009
๐จ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ!!๐จ๐จ. 100,000 Public and Commercial Services (PCS) members in 124 government departments and other bodies* will take strike action on ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐. More to follow. #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt #RightToStrike.
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What's "grossly offensive" is how the Tory Govt treats its own staff. We have highlighted an excerpt from a response from ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ to one of @pcs_union members. ๐ข All out tomorrow 1 Feb ๐ข.Pls RT โ.#RightToStrike #BlameTheGovt #pcsonstrike
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โWeโre not asking for a luxurious life, we just want to pay our billsโ . Well done to Jack Ogden, Branch Secretary, PCS Home office, Greater Manchester branch. Jack tells the BBC why PCS members are on strike today . #PCSonStrike .#BlameTheGovt
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PCS seriously considering taking legal action to prevent our members being forced to carry out unlawful acts.
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Trade unions have a long & proud history of standing with oppressed people around the world. PCS is affiliated to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Please get involved in local events & demos this weekend. Please find more information here: @PSCupdates
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๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐! ๐จ๐จ. 100,000++ Public and Commercial Services (PCS) members in 123 government departments will walk out on ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฑ as strike action escalatesย .More to follow. #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt #RightToStrike
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PCS strike ballot results: Massive yes vote for strikes. The legal turnout threshold of 50% has been achieved in many areas allowing for major industrial action. #PCSballot
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MASSIVE picket outside the Home Office HQ in London. Whether your picket looks like this or only has one person, PCS members are doing us proud today. #PCSonstrike
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๐ฅ.Thanks very much to @jeremycorbyn MP for standing with our G4S members on the picket line in Finsbury Park today. #PCSonStrike #PayUp #Solidarity #PayUpG4S
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Thank you, Jeremy, for your enduring solidarity.
Civil servants were told to accept real-terms cuts to pay and pensions. Today, they are unified and defiant in their response. Solidarity with all @pcs_union members. I'll see you on the picket line.
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First #PCS picket line pic of today is from 04.30am at the Border Force in Hull. Solidarity. #PCSonStrike #1FebStrike
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Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell pledging the next Labour government will end outsourcing. Thanks for the solidarity @johnmcdonnellMP #LivingWage #PCSstrike ๐ค๐ค๐ค
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๐๐ โโโ.Defend the Right to Strike โ Emergency Protest. @The_TUC has organised a protest on Monday 22 May, when the Strikes Bill returns to the House of Commons for the final vote.Read all about it here ๐๐.
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Good luck today everyone! Have a great strike day and donโt forget to send in your picket line pics. Solidarity โโ.#PCSonStrike #WalkoutWednesday #BlameTheGov
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.@jeremycorbyn supporting our striking G4S members on their picket line at Finsbury Park this morning . โ.#PayUpG4S #Solidarity #PCSonStrike
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Solidarity to all striking workers. 500,000 public sector working have been left with no other choice but to withdraw their labour today. See you on the picket lines!.@ucu @NEUnion @RMTunion @ASLEFunion . โโโโโโโโโโโโโ. #feb1strike #pcsonstrike #RightToStrike.
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Sending full solidarity to our PCS Union members starting strike action this morning at:.British Library.Government Digital Services.HM Passport Office.Animal and Plant Health Agency.See you on the picket lines.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt. More details :
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We recognise that the public will be inconvenienced by PCS civil service members going on strike. But if you are feeling angry, blame the government which has undervalued its own workers for many years and could choose to end these strikes. #BlameTheGovt
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ."We, the working class movement led by the trade unions, are on the move. And you know what? .We are going to win." @jeremycorbyn sends a message of solidarity to all striking @pcs_union members.#pcsonstrike #HeartUnionsWeek
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๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐!.Mark Serwotka to retire as PCS General Secretary - โItโs been an honour and a privilege to serve as PCS general secretary for 23 years.โ.Read more:.๐๐๐.
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Liverpool!.HM Passport Office NW picket line still strong and spirits high. Sending solidarity your way โโ.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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We recognise that the public will be inconvenienced by our civil service members going on strike. But if you're feeling angry, blame the government which has undervalued its own workers for many years and could choose to end these strikes. #PCSonStrike
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Fantastic message of support to PCS Union members from Mick Lynch ๏ฟผ.Solidarity to all PCS strikers โโ.#PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt.@The_TUC @RMTunion
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#PCSonStrike ๐ฅ๐ฅ. โTen years of being more and more worse offโฆโฆ. People have had enoughโ @jeremycorbyn . #BlameTheGovt
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๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐!.More than 400 HMRC workers are to take 18 daysโ strike action in a move likely to cause significant problems for businesses across the UK. Theyโll walk out from May 10-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-31 & June 1-2. More to follow .#PCSonstrike #BlameTheGovt.
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Another big turn out on the picket line from HM Passport Office, Liverpool.Solidarity โ.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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Every time we've asked for @johnmcdonnellMP's support we've had it. He's the most vocal and active defender of workers' rights we've known.
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The PCS samba band in action today marching against the far right @AntiRacismDay #StandUpToRacism
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๐จ๐จ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐!.๐๐๐.@pcs_union and Government Talks Update:."This is a completely, unacceptable announcement that the Government have made today" - Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary - Watch ๐.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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โ. "I retire today after 23 years as general secretary in the knowledge that, working with PCS reps at all levels and our dedicated PCS staff, we have built PCS into a campaigning, fighting union." . Read Mark's full message: . #PCS #MarkSerwotka
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Mark Serwotka throws his support behind @RLong_Bailey and @RichardBurgon. Our Interserve strikers at FCO also get a mention along with the union's letter to Mark Sedwill. ๐ช๐ช๐ช
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Tens of thousands assembling for the trade union march in London. We will be live from the march very shortly on our Facebook page .#pcsonstrike #feb1strike #RightToStrike
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๐จ๐จ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐! ๐จ๐จ.33,000 more PCS Union members return a massive ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ and will join the Big PCS Walkout on 15 March. Well done everyone for all the hard work and dedication. #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt #WalkoutWednesday
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What a thing of beauty. ๐.The British Library and The British Museum join forces. "What do we want?"."Fair Pay!"."When do we want it?"."Now!".#PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt
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Big shout out and solidarity to all the striking workers outside Doncaster Job Centre this morning. DWP on strike!. #BlameTheGovt.#PCSonStrike
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What do you call it when Ministers applaud your work, sing your praises on TV but offer you a real-terms pay cut during a global pandemic? ๐ค๐ค๐ค. Answers in the thread โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ.
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We recognise that the public will be inconvenienced by #PCS civil service members going on strike. But if you are feeling angry, blame the government which has undervalued its own workers for many years and could choose to end these strikes. #BlameTheGovt
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Our first Passport office picket line pic comes in from Durham. Brilliant, cheery picket line and two well dressed picket line pooches!.Solidarity โ. #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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#PCSonStrike.๐ข๐ข๐ข. Today sees the first wave of @pcs_union Industrial Action. Please send messages of solidarity to our members & reps in DVSA & Rural Payments Agency (RPA) who are braving harsh weather on their picket lines this morning. Picket lines:
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๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐!๐จ๐จ.PCS calls all-out strike on 28 April.
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โWhat do we want? 10%!.When do we want it? Now!.Rishi Sunak here us say, we need you to raise our pay!โ.PCS striking members outside the Cabinet Office, 1 Horse Guards Road, London . #pcsonstrike #feb1strike #BlameTheGovt #RightToStrike
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We recognise that the public will be inconvenienced by our civil service members going on strike. But if you are feeling angry, blame the government which has undervalued its own workers for many years and could choose to end these strikes.
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โCivil servants are among those who keep our society running, itโs not the millionaires or the billionaires, itโs youโ @NadiaWhittomeMP sending a message of solidarity to PCS members .#pcsonstrike #feb1strike #BlameTheGovt
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PCS are here at Downing Street defending the right to strike
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A very proud picket line at HM Passport Office, Peterborough.Solidarity. #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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Got to love a good old fashioned, homemade placard. Get your markers out! Looking forward to seeing more on #WalkoutWednesday 15 March. #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt #RightToStrike
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โHow can we have civil servants using food banks? The system is broken, letโs fix itโ @IanByrneMP on the PCS picket line .#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt #WalkoutWednesday
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๐จBREAKING NEWS. Legal go-ahead to fight anti-union laws. The High Court has granted PCS permission to pursue a judicial review ofย the UKย governmentโs decision to impose minimum service levels during strikes. Read more: #PCS
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Big #PCS shout out to everyone getting ready for their picket lines this morning. This is going to be big! .@ucu.@NEUnion.@RMTunion.@ASLEFunion.#feb1strike #pcsonstrike.
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A big shout out and massive solidarity to all PCS Union members striking today at.HM Passport office.British Museum.British Library.Solidarity โโโ.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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Fran Heathcote, PCS GS and Charlotte Church calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza at the Palestine rally outside the US embassy today. ๐ต๐ธ.#Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now #solidarity . Note: PCS conference voted to support PSC and we shall continue to do so. @charlottechurch
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Well done to Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI). A great turnout at their demonstration on Budget Day calling for pension justice for the WASPI women.#Solidarity.@WASPI_Campaign
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British Library on Strike!.โWhat do we want?โ.โFair payโ.โWhen do we want it?โ.โNOW!โ.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ.โIโm facing an unprecedented cut and attack on my standard of livingโ - Robert Eagleton, Department for Work and Pensions .#PCSonStrike #PaydayWalkout #BlameTheGovt
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Picket line babies rocking their beanies. HMRC* (left) and DEFRA* (right). *Note not their real names. #BlameTheGovt #PCSonStrike #PaydayWalkout
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๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข.PCS has been approached by the Cabinet Office with an invitation to meet and discuss all the issues in the UK civil service and related areas dispute. #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt .Read all about it ๐๐๐.
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Brilliant turnout in Swansea this morning. DVLA members out on strike. #pcsonstrike #HeartUnionโค๏ธ.#BlameTheGov
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"5% won't pay our rent, Rishi!".Solidarity to Peterborough passport office. Proudly rocking the PCS ponchos!.#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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PCS recognises how difficult & tough the lockdown has been for members in the past few weeks.We are outraged that there appears to be different rules for senior government advisors than for our members & the public.The cabinet office must conduct an enquiry into this injustice.
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I'm not prepared any longer to sit back and watch a Tory Government and Johnson destroy the lives of working people - @DaveWardGS tells #TUC2021.
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PCS has condemned announcements by government departments this week that civil servants who are office workers will be required to attend workplaces for a minimum of 60% of their working time. Read more:
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๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐จ๐จ.More than 1,000 PCS members working in the Passport Offices in England, Scotland and Wales are to take 5 weeksโ strike action. More here: #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt
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PCS sends solidarity to the 7 Labour MPs who defied Keir Starmer to vote in favour of scrapping the two-child cap on welfare and have had the party whip suspended for 6 months.
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'there is unprecedented opposition to this policy within the Home Office. Priti Patel should not deport a single person before the full legality of this policy has been tested by the courts in July' PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka @BBCr4today #Rwanda.
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We're delighted to announce Mark Serwotka has had a successful heart transplant
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Theyโre getting ready for the picket line. A big shout out to HM Passport Office, Southport. Picket rota being drafted ๐.Solidarity โโ.#PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt
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โPCS members are doing a brave thing today because itโs not right that theyโre not being paid fairly, theyโve been forced into this strike actionโ @RichardBurgon MP sending a message of solidarity to PCS members .#PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt #feb1strike
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๐จBreaking!. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union is to launch a national strike ballot of almost 150,000 members in 171 government departments. Full details: #PCSonStrike
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Liverpool museum workers vote to accept pay offer. PCS members at the National Museums Liverpool have voted to accept an improved pay offer, bringing to an end their long-running dispute. Read all about it: #PCS #PCSonStrike
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PCS General Secretary, Fran Heathcote extends solidarity to Husam Zomlot, Ambassador of Palestine to the UK. #Solidarity #PCS
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81 on the picket line at 101 Old Hall Street, Passport Office, Liverpool. Brilliant turn from both members and public supporters. Big thanks to @IanByrneMP for stopping by to show support.
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PCS members employed by ISS to clean HMRC offices on Merseyside are set to strike ๐ช for the whole of August as part of their long-running campaign for the living wage and fair conditions of service.
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British Museum strike kicked off today, fantastic picket line and big support for the action. Weโre about to find out if the Museum is closed. Solidarity โโ.#heartunions #JoinAUnion #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGov
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๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐! .๐๐๐๐.Mark Serwotka to meet with Cabinet Office. The @pcs_union general secretary will be meeting with the Cabinet Office tomorrow morning - 14 April.Keep an eye on our social media platforms for updates. #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt.
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ.โWeโre very clear weโve got a common enemy and that enemy is the Government. Theyโre telling you there is no money, theyโre lyingโ - Carlos Barros, @RMTunion .#PaydayWalkout #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt
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An early morning solidarity shout out to all the strikers getting ready for their picket lines this morning. Together we can win! #PCSonStrike #WalkoutWednesday #BlameTheGovt.
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Whitehall is striking this morning. PCS picket outside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport HQ at 100 Parliament Street #PCSonstrike #1febstrike Photo by @andyaitchison
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All set up and ready to go at Manchester Airport, lot's of car horn beeping in support. Home office members from Border Force taking strike action today. Solidarity .#PCSonStrike.#BlameTheGovt
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๐จBreaking.Civil servants working at the Home Officeย (including Border Force Officers and Passport Officers)ย are to receive up to a 13% pay rise after campaign by @pcs_union .Read all about it๐๐.
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โWhat do we want?โ.โFair pay!โ.โWhen do we want it?โ.โNow!โ.#BritishLibrary #PCSonStrike #BlameTheGovt
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PCS accuses UK government of having "blood on its hands" over migrant deaths.Read all about it ๐๐๐.
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Doncaster DWP strikers back out and strong today. Solidarity everyone!!. #PCSonStrike .#BlameTheGovt
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"It's about time we stood up to the awful demonisation of our civil servants by right wing conservative politicians who have spoke with such disrespect about them" - @RichardBurgon sends a message of solidarity to PCS members .#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt #WalkoutWednesday
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ."9% of our Civil Servants are claiming benefits because of low pay. Some of these, the people who administer those benefits; 8% said they've used a food bank and I just wonder what action you are taking minister, to resolve this dispute?" - @johnmcdonnellMP .#PCSonStrike
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PCS members taking their message directly to the Cabinet Office this morning #PCSonstrike #1febstrike
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A big shout out to Wendell who is standing strong at Greenford driving test centre picket line. We are all with you in spirit, Wendell. โโ. #PCSonStrike .#BlameTheGovt
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Day 2 and itโs another 5am start on the border force picket like at the Eurotunnel:.Big solidarity to you โโ.#pcsonstrike #heartunionsโค๏ธ #BlameTheGov
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