Sentences with phrase «general secretary mark»

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka: «This is the first indication of the true scale of the cuts being imposed upon departments by this coalition government, and it paints a devastating picture.»

The PCS union's general secretary Mark Serwotka said attempts to train UKBA managers to take the place of passport - checkers would not prevent delays, adding: «It is likely that there will be severe disruptions and delays affecting both ports and airports.

Commenting on the cases, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «It's absolutely reprehensible that dedicated staff have been sacked and told to clear their desks with a day's notice.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «These walkouts, following our strike on budget day, are part of an ongoing campaign of industrial action and protests to put pressure on a government that is refusing to even talk to us.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «This exercise is just about saving money by bullying people who are sick or disabled onto lower levels of benefit.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «The strike has been very well supported and shows that these dedicated staff, who are experts in their fields, are prepared to fight to maintain a robust equality and human rights organisation.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Our union supports Jeremy Corbyn against what is clearly a choreographed and undemocratic attempt to unseat him.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Today's strike sends a clear message that we hope the employer understands and responds to positively.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «While we have sought to persuade the employer to abandon these plans it is clear that the tendering process is continuing and contracts will be awarded to private sector providers in mid-November.

Commenting on reports chancellor George Osborne will today announce a further # 10.5 billion cut from the welfare budget, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «By any measure, # 35 billion is a lot of money and it ought to be chased.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Reliable pay comparisons are notoriously difficult, as ONS concedes, and this report is so flawed it is meaningless.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «These figures show the scale of the pensions robbery facing millions of people across the UK.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «The government should be creating jobs so people have money to spend.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Our union and others across the public sector are now on a war footing to prepare for what would be the biggest strike in UK history.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «As the royals prepare to spend millions of pounds on Prince William's wedding, they're refusing to insist that the people who keep their palaces clean are paid a living wage.

Responding to reports that Danny Alexander will later today (17) announce the government will not change its mind on cutting public sector pensions, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «It is madness to close jobcentres when unemployment is rising just to save a few quid on the rent.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Security guards in cultural institutions work long hours for low pay - but they are providing a vital service.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «As the Home Office gears up to make massive job cuts, its senior managers are trying to decapitate our union to silence any signs of workplace dissent.

Responding to allegations that the government covered up advice that its plans to cap welfare payments could make 20,000 more families homeless, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said minsters «can not be trusted to be honest with the public».

Speaking after today's (27) meeting with ministers over the government's plans to cut public sector pensions, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

«This is the first indication of the true scale of the cuts being imposed upon departments by this coalition Government, and it paints a devastating picture,» PCS union general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka joined counterparts Sally Hunt (University and College Union), Christine Blower (National Union of Teachers), and Mary Bousted (Association of Teachers and Lecturers) at the rally.

Commenting ahead of prime minister David Cameron's speech to the Conservative party conference, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «From the very start ministers have quite obviously tried to suffocate the pensions talks, to bully and mislead, and to impose their will on millions of civil servants, teachers, council staff and health workers.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them.

Responding to the announcement that 123 jobs are threatened at the soon - to - be privatised Birmingham prison, Public and Commercial Services general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «These cuts would wind the clock back 40 years to a time before some forms of discrimination were outlawed.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Mark is well on course for a major achievement and on behalf of the union I salute him for what he's doing, both for charity and our campaign for the alternative to the cuts.

Speaking after a meeting with prime minster David Cameron, which he attended with other trade union leaders and the TUC this morning, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «As George Osborne puts the finishing touches to his budget, he should reflect on the growing anger among our members about the unnecessary damage his government's policies are doing to our communities.

Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka has described the apparent climbdown over coastguard cuts as a «body blow» for the government and further evidence of what can be achieved by community campaigning.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «The foreign secretary says our diplomatic network is «the essential infrastructure» for UK foreign policy but is pressing ahead with a 10 % cut in spending and while expanding posts in some parts of the world he is planning to axe 400 highly experienced Diplomatic Service staff.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Regional public sector pay is the exact opposite of what our local economies need.

Responding to today's (23 Mar) budget, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

The Public and Commercial Services Union, led by their Trotskyist General Secretary Mark Serwotka, challenged the plan and won on a technicality involving the staff handbook terms agreed by the last Labour Government which will now be changed.

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PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka has said the lives of staff across the Home Office had been made «intolerable» by spending cuts, however.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka told he can not cast ballot after publicly backing leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn

Responding to Richard Balfe's comments reported in the Telegraph today, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

Responding to news that the largest unions in the country will ballot for industrial action over pensions, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

«Over the last few years we have seen countless public sector IT contracts fail, such as the delivery of tax credits, and the level of services provided by departments reduced in the face of massive job cuts,» said general secretary Mark Serwotka.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka calls on the government to come to the negotiating table on the second day of a 48 - hour strike.

However, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka rejected the suggestion that unions were declining or stuck in the past, saying that his own organisation and the RMT were both renowned for their campaigning, and were Britain's two fastest growing unions.

Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka comments on today's unemployment and pay figures...

Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka has backed a call for the release of the comedian and activist Jonathan May - Bowles, known as Jonnie Marbles, who was jailed for throwing a foam pie in the face of Rupert Murdoch.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Cutting jobcentre staff and closing offices makes absolutely no sense and shows this government has no credible plan for getting our economy back on track.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Camouflaged by the rhetoric of a «big society» and «cooperation», the government's plans will simply mean big profits for big business.

«This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them,» PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said.