Civil servants across the UK are taking part in national industrial action in response to government plans to cut 100,000 jobs in the civil and public service sectors and reduce pay.
Industrial action is taking place today in defiance of these plans, which have come up against strong opposition from UK civil servants. Under the terms of the strike itself workers will not work any overtime, paid or otherwise, work the minimum hours possible as allowed by flexitime and take their full entitlement to breaks.
In addition petitions and leaflet distribution will be taking place across the UK in a bid to raise awareness of civil servants' grievance said Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union.
"A lack of staff through massive job cuts is leading to hardworking civil servants doing large amounts of unpaid overtime in order to keep key public services running," he said.
"Added to this you have some of the lowest paid being asked to take a pay cut in real terms as the government seek to drive pay with below inflation pay offers.
"Today's action following on from January's successful strike and two week overtime ban is about highlighting these two factors and saying to civil service management and the government that decent public services need enough properly paid and properly resourced staff to deliver them."
A 24 hour strike was staged by UK civil servants last month in protect of job cuts, affecting more than 200 government departments.
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