Never has there been such a concerted attack on the pay, terms and working conditions of civil servants in Northamptonshire.
We have been threatened with a pay freeze for all members earning more than £21000 per annum pro rata. We have been told our staffing levels are going to be slashed. We have seen HMRC offices closed and are likely to see some of our courts closed as well. We have been told again that the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) is to be ripped up with us losing thousands of pounds, and the likelihood is that our pensions will be attacked as well. And in the midst of this we are being asked of ways to save billions of pounds of the Treasury’s budget.
We Need To Act Urgently
The HMRC and DWP branches of PCS are working together to support our members, and other branches will be with us very soon.We have our own website http://pcsnorthants.blogspot.com/ where we will endeavour to keep you updated with our work and campaigning.
What You Can Do
Please take this circular home and visit our blog. On there you will find out how to respond to the Government’s request for money saving ideas. They can save billions without losing a single civil servant’s job, but we need to tell them how.
You can also find a draft letter to send to your MP to complain about the attacks on the CSCS. Remember we won our first battle about the CSCS and we can win again. Statistics show that if an MP receives just five letters on the same subject (s)he gets nervous and does try to act. There are well over 200 PCS members in each county constituency.
Please, please find just ten minutes to visit the blog and let the Treasury and your MP know the strength of feeling and that attacks on the civil service will not be tolerated.
Fraternally
Mark Edwards Clare Edwards
John Andrews Lewis Bevan
DWP HMRC
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