Traditional pre DWP strike day lefty angst from me.

What does anyone think? (I wish this forum could do Polls).

Hopefully there won't be anyone there to talk to!

You can find e-mail address to send messages of support etc. to your PCS regional office at

http://www.pcs.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=300421

jim

As an ex miner my instinct is to say no but at the end of the day we have to put our clients needs first and therefore the answer is yes. If you can delay contact with no detremental effect on your client then fine, otherwise as stated previously the clients needs come first.

I think we should talk to them, and ask the most difficult questions possible. These members of staff have chosen to be strike breakers - why should they have an easy time of it? If they have a horrible time perhaps they'll think twice about going in to work the next time a strike happens. Perhaps we should be sending our most awkward clients down to the offices too.

It's worth bearing in mind that our own interests are being served by those who are on strike. After all it's hard enough to get a correct benefit decision now, what will it be like with 30,000 fewer staff?

The phones were not answered at our local office even though some staff went in to work.

Also the office was not open for clients.

The strike breakers probably had the easiest two days at work ever!!