Public Services Management Update: Strike ballot
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Your support makes all the difference.The executive of the largest civil service union, the Civil and Public Services Association, last week agreed to ballot its members recommending strike action against market testing. Final proposals will be decided at a meeting next month of the Council of Civil Service Unions, with four unions now calling for strikes. Initial action is expected to be 5 November.
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