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Border Force union PCS demanded an urgent reversal of Con-Dem cuts following a critical report by MPs yesterday.
The Commons public accounts committee criticised bosses' "extremely poor" record on staffing and inadequate IT systems.
Committee chair Margaret Hodge complained that a cut in staff of 500 between 2010 and 2012 was immediately followed by spending to increase the number of frontline staff from 7,600 to 8,000.
In part IV of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells how austerity minister Francis Maude’s attempt to destroy the PCS Civil Service union totally backfired
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
