WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION
TABLED ON 07/04/2008
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OPIN-2008- 0031 - PCS Strike Action
Codwyd gan / Raised By:
Leanne Wood
Subscribers:
PCS Strike Action
This Assembly notes:
-that PCS union members in the DWP took part in strike action over pay on the 17th and 18th March;
-that more than half of all DWP staff are paid less than £17,700 a year, with some on as little as £12,500;
- that the Department has imposed a 3-year pay offer, which would exacerbate this situation by providing an average 1% annual increase at a time when inflation is above 4%, and which has been overwhelmingly rejected by PCS members;
This Assembly supports PCS members' action and calls on the DWP to re-start meaningful negotiations.