SUPPORT CIVIL SERVANTS STRIKE ACTION!

Socialist Party & the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Support Civil Servants Strike!

What marks the Socialist Party and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) out from the main political parties is that we are firmly on the side of workers and young people.

On the 8 and 9 of March, Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union will be out on strike against attempts to make it easier to cut jobs, attack services and privatise and downgrade jobs.

Pete Rofe, PCS Branch Secretary based in Hanley told the Socialist,

“We’re striking against the governments plans to cut thousands of pounds from our redundancy pay and to cuts tens of thousands of civil service jobs. Their plans will not only hit civil servants but make it more difficult for those in most need to get their benefits.

If the government really want to save money why don’t they employ more staff to collect the £130 billion a year which is lost through the tax evasion and tax advoidance mainly by big business.”

The PCS action is a stand for us all. They’re fighting attacks on our public services, attacks that the bosses will be stepping up if the big business backed politicians in Westminster (New Labour, Tory or Lib dems) hold on to power.

Stoke Socialist Party members and TUSC candidates & supporters will be visiting picket lines in Hanley at Jobcentreplus in Huntbach Street, in Albion Square and at the Tax Office in Old Hall Street and organising support. So if you’re working in the public sector, private sector, out of work, in education, come down and support the strikes, and bring others with you – from 7.30am onwards.

Regional Rallies;

There are 21 Regional Rallies taking place across the UK on the first strike day Monday 8 March. The West Midlands one will be in  Birmingham

Venue: Assemble 11am Victoria Square, march to BM Institute for rally at 12 noon, Birmingham

NEC speaker – Assistant General Secretary Chris Baugh

Contact: Andrew Lloyd 07990 832 454

The regional office of the PCS is encouraging people from the West Midlands to attend the Birmingham event

More info can be found on the PCS website, http://www.facebook.com/l/02a17;www.pcs.org.uk

TUSC is very proud to have Janice Godrich, PCS President, Chris Baugh, PCS Assistant General Secretary, and many more leading figures in the union as sponsors (in a personal capacity). If you’d like to add your name to list, or for updates from the coalition, see http://www.facebook.com/l/02a17;www.tusc.org.uk