![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/271467.jpg)
Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.
200,000 civil servants defy UK government cuts
Media Summary
Civil Service strike, PCS, Serwotka, March 9th, UK, slashing redundancy payments. 9/3/10. London, U.K
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/271468.jpg)
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/271469.jpg)
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/271470.jpg)
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![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview_60x60_cropped/photos/271467.jpg)
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview_60x60_cropped/photos/271468.jpg)
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview_60x60_cropped/photos/271469.jpg)
![Government plans to slash civil servants redundancy payments unleashed a strike wave across the UK. Job centres, museums and ministries in the heart of Whitehall were brought to a halt for the second day running. Yesterday the minority of civil servants, who did turn up for work, were told to imitate answering machines by their managers. According to journalist Martin Wainwright this was an attempt to deal with overload generated by striking workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/civil-servants-imitate-answering-machines
Reducing the costs of redundancy is seen as a prelude to privatization of the functions carried out by British civil servants, who are already relatively low paid compared with other British workers. Their union - the Public & Commercial Services Union [PCS] know they will have to fight to defend their members jobs and working conditions.
Socialist Workers Party have called a meeting for London PCS members this Thursday March 11th at 6pm at Salad Heaven, 25 Gillingham Street, Victoria, London SW1V 1HN.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview_60x60_cropped/photos/271470.jpg)
