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A UNION leader has called for a “serious” government that “doesn’t trash” the Civil Service.
Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA, which represents senior civil servants, says that whoever is in power after the election should give the Civil Service the “stability it craves.”
His demands include “clear objectives with the right resources and crucially, the freedom to manage them” as well as “fair reward to recruit, retain and motivate committed public servants.”
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
In part II of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY explores how witch-hunting drives took hold in the Civil Service as the cold war emerged in the wake of WWII
KEVAN NELSON reveals how, through its Organising to Win strategy, which has launched targeted campaigns like Pay Fair for Patient Care, Britain’s largest union bucked the trend of national decline by growing by 70,000 members in two years