Union ballots members for strike action over job cuts
The PCS civil service union is balloting 70,000 members in the Revenue and Customs department over possible strike action in opposition to further cuts in jobs. The government's efficiency programme will mean the closure of 250 offices and cutting 25,000 jobs by 2011. With 13,000 jobs gone and a further 12,500 planned to go by 2011, PCS warns the department is in danger of serious service failure. Read more at > PCS (EN)