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Monday, 16 April 2007

The Public and Commercial Services Union is today launching the biggest interactive political lobbying exercise ever undertaken by a trade union, its general secretary told the STUC Congress today.

The Make Your Vote Count campaign is aimed at getting candidates from across the political spectrum to support the union's causes. The PCS Scotland website has already uploaded listings of 700 political candidates who have been asked for their views on civil service job cuts, privatisation and pay.

The union’s 35,000 Scottish members are being directed to use the website to further lobby candidates on a constituency by constituency basis on local office closures, poor conditions and low pay.

Serwotka said: “Our demands are entirely reasonable and achievable and each day we are building political support for our campaign. As each day passes the situation worsens - jobs are lost, offices closed and services deteriorate resulting in eroding working conditions and pressures on staff, poorer services to the public and an increase in violent attacks on our members."

"To make matters worse, PCS members also face cuts in their living standards with pay offers significantly below the rate of inflation. Pay guidance caps basic pay increases at 2 per cent, whilst the rest of the economy enjoy rises in line with inflation is an insult to civil and public servants whose starting salaries can be just above the minimum wage."

Meanwhile, the union is preparing for its third UK-wide one day strike on 1 May, against 100,000 civil service job cuts, eroding conditions and pay cuts.
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