PCS strike reballot results: Massive yes vote for strikes

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“Ministers must now stop treating their own workforce like second-class citizens and put money on the table for a negotiated pay settlement.”

By the PCS Union

We have achieved a fantastic result with an overall 88% ‘Yes’ vote for industrial action on an overall 52% turnout.

The legal threshold for action has been exceeded in 106 employer areas; sustained, targeted strike action can now be taken by PCS members in any or all of these areas.

We can continue to call a mixture of sustained action in targeted areas and all-member strike action as part of our continuing campaign. Both forms of action may include members in HMRC who already have a mandate for action.

Ministers must now stop treating their own workforce like second-class citizens and put money on the table for a negotiated pay settlement. 

Several employer areas fell fractionally short of the government’s anti-union 50% threshold, including the DWP. Despite the 88% vote for strike action in the DWP, the law prevents members taking action as the turnout was 1.3% short of the threshold. We anticipate members will be re-balloted following consultation.

Our annual delegate conference in Brighton in two weeks’ time will decide on the next steps in the campaign. 

Read the results in full.


Featured image: PCS London strike rally held on April 28th, 2023. Photo credit: PCS Union/Twitter

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