PCS debates action after 5 November
The national strike called by PCS on the 5 November was solid, with about 200,000 staff were on strike. Encouraging report backs show a high level of picketing across the country and that all the rallies were well attended. Confirming the old adage that unions who take action pick up members, the PCS has added several thousand new members over the last few weeks. Following the strike the union is turning to political campaigning on the issues and for industrial action in bargaining units where they think they can deliver it. It is a strategy that rests on the confidence and industrial muscle...