VOTE YES/YESYour union is balloting on a consultative ballot to defend the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS). Your branch is strongly recommending a YES vote to reject the government’s proposals on the CSCS. The proposals would, tear up our accrued rights and severely cut redundancy payments in both compulsory and voluntary situations. The overwhelming majority of members would be worse off than under existing entitlements and make compulsory terms worse for all existing members of the scheme. Redundancy payments would be at management discretion. The government also want to reduce the amount of time to find another job in another civil service department if you are under the threat of redundancy.
These unacceptable proposals are intended to drive through job cuts as quickly and cheaply as possible – that is why PCS and other unions representing the overwhelming mass of civil servants reject them.
Your branch is also strongly recommending that you vote YES to the second question on the ballot paper that seeks your support for the union campaign to defend jobs, pay, pensions and services and to oppose the coalition government’s cuts agenda. There is no need for cuts, there is an alternative based on tax justice, investment in services and creating rather than destroying jobs. If we organise we can stop these unjustifiable attacks on our workplaces and communities.
The biggest possible YES/YES vote in this ballot will send a clear message to the government that their proposals on the CSCS are unacceptable and that we reject their cuts programme.
Make sure you attend the PCS meeting to discuss these issues and that you defend the CSCS and your job, pay, pensions and services by voting YES/YES vote in the ballot that runs from the 7th of December to 14th January. For details contact your office rep or Branch Secretary.
VOTE YES/YES TO DEFEND JOBS AND SERVICES
