PCS: 10 November civil service strike suspended

Friday, 7 November 2008 12:00 AM

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) met this morning and have decided to suspend the industrial action planned for Monday 10th November and the overtime ban proposed to commence on Tuesday 11 November.

The employer has agreed to a 28 day extension to the limitation of the current mandate for initiating industrial action to midnight 11 December 2008. PCS and the Civil Service will now take forward discussions to address the concerns that form the basis of the current dispute.

Commenting, Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said: "Our national industrial action has been suspended for 28 days. I welcome the dialogue and hope an agreement is possible."

ENDS

Notes to editors:

* For further information, interviews and comment please contact Alex Flynn PCS national press officer on 020 7801 2820 or 07833 978216.

* PCS, the Public and Commercial Services Union is the union representing civil and public servants in central government. It has more than 300,000 members in over 200 departments and agencies. It also represents workers in parts of government transferred to the private sector. PCS is the UK's sixth largest union and is affiliated to the TUC. The general secretary is Mark Serwotka and the president is Janice Godrich.

Alex Flynn
National Press Officer
Public and Commercial Services Union
160 Falcon Rd
London SW11 2LN

Direct line: 020 7801 2747
Mobile: 07833 978 216
Fax: 020 7924 1847

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