BREAKING: In an escalation of a dispute over pay, pensions and job security, the PCS union has announced a new strike date of 15 March, when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is due to unveil his Budget
It follows a strike last week that saw hundreds of thousands of members in 123 government departments walk out across England, Scotland and Wales.
The union warned that next month's strike could be joined by a further 33,000 members working for 10 more employers, including HMRC, whose ballot results are due on 28 February. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:"Rishi Sunak doesn't seem to understand that the more he ignores our members' demands for a pay rise to get them through the cost-of-living crisis, the more angry and more determined he makes them.
"PCS members are suffering a completely unacceptable decline in their pay. By April, one third of HMRC staff, for example, will be earning just the minimum wage. 40,000 civil servants have used a foodbank. It's an appalling way for the government to treat its own workforce." Mr Serwotka said the prime minister"can end this dispute tomorrow if he puts more money on the table".
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