nominate Marion Lloyd for president.
Photo: Rob Williams
Strikes by brave PCS union members on private contracts are continuing in various government departments, including the Cabinet Office, Downing Street, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Business and Trade, the Canary Wharf hub, and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Workers are fighting over decent pay and conditions, and they also demand that the Labour government takes the contracts in-house on proper civil service contracts and rates of pay.
Despite several days of action since before Christmas, the workers believe that there is still not enough on the table. Whatever agreements are made with private employers, such as ISS and G4S, must be backed up with funding from government, as well as serious talks on in-sourcing.
Reps also believe that it is essential that there is lay-member involvement in any discussions to resolve the dispute.
PCS members employed by G4S as security guards for the DWP are reballoting.