Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said its members were treated ‘worse than anyone else’.

Some 133,000 PCS members in 132 government departments were preparing to walk out on Friday (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire)

The leader of the biggest civil service union has accused the Government of waging an “ideological war” on its own workforce ahead of a national strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), said ministers were “bullying” civil servants.

His comments came as 133,000 PCS members in 132 government departments were preparing to walk out on Friday in the union’s third national stoppage since the dispute flared.