Building the movement to defeat the cuts

The president of PCS in the Department of Work and Pension has called on activists to build a movement that can defeat the government’s cuts.
Jane Aitchison, elected group president for a seventh year, made the rallying call during her opening address to her group’s conference (on Monday).
She said: “Over the last 12 months we have had to work for members of CCD (Contact Centre Directorate) and all members of DWP to fight the spread of the government’s more for less culture.
“Members are absolutely determined to transform conditions at CCD and this conference will back those members 100%.”
She praised the strike action taken by PCS members at the seven Telephony and Processing Implementation Project (TPIP) sites and in Jobcentre call centres. She said members would need to show determination to fight the cuts in DWP and outside.
Jane said: “The brutal Jobcentre plus closure plan announced on Friday shocked members to the core. There are presently at least 2,500,000 (approximate number of unemployed people) reasons not to close DWP offices?
“We face some particularly serious threats, especially over the cuts, but we have shown some tremendous strength over the last 12 months. We are organising to win and together we will win.”
The group conference was due to discussing welfare reform in its post-lunch session.

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