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Tag Archives: PCS union
Crapita! Thousands of ex-Civil Servants left to wait for pensions
There are more than 6,000 civil servants who work in Croydon today, many of them in the Home Office or Revenue and Customs buildings in Ruskin Square. The borough is also home to thousands more retired civil servants – some … Continue reading
Dozens of jobs at risk as DfE is set to close its Croydon office
The Department for Education is to close its Croydon office, with the potential loss of “dozens” of jobs. The DfE’s Croydon office is one of six facing closure, the others being in Exeter, Leeds, Newcastle, Peterborough and Watford. But Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education
Tagged Bedford Park, Department for Education, DfE, Dingwall Road, East Croydon, East Croydon station, PCS, PCS union, unemployment
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Thank you, Mark Serwotka, for decency, principle and service
ANDREW FISHER pays a fond tribute to one of the country’s most admired trades union leaders Yesterday marked the final day in office of Mark Serwotka, who has retired after 23 years at the helm as general secretary of PCS, … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Mark Serwotka, PCS, PCS union
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Trades union leader Serwotka to speak at EU debate, Jun 9
The Croydon Assembly, in co-operation with the Croydon TUC, is staging a debate on Thursday, June 9 about Britain’s future membership of the European Union, ahead of the referendum later that month. Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the Public … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum
Tagged Croydon Assembly, EU Referendum, Mark Serwotka, PCS union, RMT union, Ruskin House
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