THOUSANDS of civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Security went on strike on Friday July 2 in protest at privatisation and job losses threatened by increases in market testing.
The strike was strongly supsorted by members of the two siggest civil service unions, the CPSA and NUCPS. CPSA members had voted 90) ner cens in favour of strike action.
Workers in this section of the civil service face the possible loss of 8,000 jobs. Those who remain employed are threatened with draconian changes to their pay and conditions.
Further action is planned. with the CPSA leadership proposing a series of three day regional strikes.
Activists are opposed to regional action and will be camwide national strike as the next step in the fight against market