If the government imposes an increase in the pension age my view is that industrial action is absolutely inevitable. |
It has united the trade union movement in a way that we have not seen in many, many years. |
It is now time for the government to take stock of the havoc that is being wreaked by crude cuts to key public services and to seriously think again, |
It is quite clear that Gershon is beginning to bite but for all the wrong reasons. People are having to wait longer to get benefits and advice on finding a job. This is unacceptable because these are the services that the most vulnerable in society rely on. |
outsource the main bulk of Job Centre work, benefit processing, fraud investigation and incapacity benefits. |
These cuts will bring devastation to the delivery of vocational courses, apprenticeships and adult learning, seriously undermining the government's skills agenda. |
This is not a union that is struggling. People see we are standing up for what they want and they want to join. |
We must redouble our efforts not just to stop this war, but to say 'no' to an attack on Iran. |
When you have a dialogue with the deaf you have to stand up and be counted. My message to the Government is stop this disgraceful butchery of public service jobs. |