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Socialist Environmental Alliance backs NIPSA strikers

Press Release 19.01.2004

The Socialist Environmental Alliance has called on people to support the NIPSA workers who are involved in industrial action at present, in spite of the difficulties this may cause them. Danny Brown, spokesperson for the SEA said "we understand that many people are experiencing difficulties in getting claims processed and it is hard in that position not to blame the workers.

"Of course the work-to-rule and overtime ban has already had an impact on many aspects of the benefit system and those in crisis, in particular, will find it hard to see beyond their own situation. However", he continued, "when people know the background to the dispute, they see that the workers involved in this industrial action have been left no choice."

"Civil Service management awarded themselves a nine percent pay rise while offering no rise to low paid civil servants on top of their annual increment. Many of the civil servants involved in this industrial action are themselves so low paid they can claim Working Family Tax Credit. Yet the only response they get from management when they look for a decent pay rise is threats and intimidation."

"The SEA calls on local advice centres not to fall into the trap of seeing workers and management in this dispute as equally at fault. It is clear from the facts that the industrial action is a last resort and that it is management that is to blame for the difficulties and inconvenience faced by claimants."





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