A Future That Works

Why we are marching

20th October will see hundreds of thousands of people descend on London, Glasgow and Belfast in a unified show of strength against the government and its reckless austerity programme.

The PCS has been at the forefront of the unions calling for the TUC to organise these demonstrations to show that the opposition of the Trade Union Movement to the Government’s current policies has not gone away. For PCS members, it is our opportunity to express our anger over austerity pay; on paying more, working longer and getting less for our pensions; and job losses and our future job security.

In the Civil Service, and HMRC, we have faced a pay freeze since 2010. This will be followed two years of salary increases limited to 1%. On top of this there is the planned increase of pension contributions of 5.6% which is to be phased in over three years. Many colleagues are finding that they cannot make ends due to this onslaught on our living standards.

Austerity isn’t working!

Despite the savage cuts to the Public Sector, reductions in public services and pay restraint, the economy remains in recession. It is therefore the responsibility of trades unionists to call for a change in the economic policies of the Government.

The march for A Future That Works can be the moment when millions of working people can make their voice heard to the Government that their policies are failing and a new direction is urgently needed. The more members that attend the march and demonstration, the louder our voice is, the harder it will be for the politicians to ignore us.

Transport to London has been organised for supporters in Southend. You book a coach via the Southend against the Cuts website:

We need a future that works.  Will you join us?