PCS: Unions will resist harsh cuts in public spending
Responding to today’s (7 June) speech by prime minister David Cameron, Public and Commercial Services union deputy general secretary Hugh Lanning said:
“Today, Mr Cameron tried to soften up the country for severe cuts that will inevitably hit public services and jobs, and will devastate local economies for many years to come.
“We do not accept that cutting the public sector is the right course of action to get the UK out of recession. The government should be creating jobs, not forcing thousands of its own workforce onto benefits.
“The message from us is clear. We will work with other trade unions where we can to campaign in workplaces and in our communities, to vigorously oppose these politically-driven cuts that will make public sector workers pay for an economic crisis caused by speculation on the financial markets.”
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Notes
– For information and interview requests, contact PCS national press officer Richard Simcox on 020 7801 2747 or 07833 978216
– The Public and Commercial Services union represents civil and public servants in central government. It has more than 300,000 members in over 200 departments and agencies. It also represents workers in parts of government transferred to the private sector. PCS is the UK’s fifth largest union and is affiliated to the TUC. The general secretary is Mark Serwotka and the president is Janice Godrich
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