Civil Service (PCS) Strike Calendar

The all-out strike, called by our national executive committee today -A month of action beginning on 3 April -PCS General secretary Mark Serwotka said: “Our members are not backing down in this dispute. Ministers need to take notice that we’re escalating our action and they need to resolve the dispute by putting money on the table.” -The new strikes and another national day of action will pile the pressure on a government that refuses to listen.

• More than 100,000 civil servants are set to strike on budget day next month in what is seen as an escalation of a dispute over pay, pensions and job security. This follows a strike last week which saw hundreds of thousands of members in 123 government departments walk out across England, Scotland and Wales. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka warned that next month's strike could include a further 33,000 members working for 10 more employers, including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), whose ballot results are due on 28 February. Government has said the demands - which it says would cost £2.4 billion - are unaffordable.

• Around 100,000 civil servants plan to strike on 1 February
• Union members in 124 government departments along with several other bodies will walk out.
• The action is an escalation of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
• PCS has been calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms.
• It said a further 33,000 union members in five more government departments, including HMRC, are re-balloting next week to join the strike action.
• Employees of public sector bodies including Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will take part in the action.
• The PCS also represents thousands of workers who will strike at organizations such as Ofsted, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the Home Office.
• The PCA said the action would be "the largest civil service strike for years", adding it coincided with the Trade Union Congress's "protect the right to strike" day.
• The dispute is predominantly over pay. The government has offered civil servants a 2% to 3% pay rise, but the union has been calling for a rise of 10%, in line with inflation.
• The union says it is setting up a multi-million pound strike fund which it says could sustain its members over months of industrial action.