Civil servants and public service workers in Nottinghamshire say morale is at an "all time low" as they went on strike for improved pay. Workers at the British Geological Survey (BGS), which is the biggest employer in Rushcliffe, set up a picket line outside its base in Keyworth during the industrial action on Wednesday, March 15.
They joined thousands of members of the Prospect union across almost 40 public sector employers in England for the one-day strike, which was organised to coincide with the day the Budget is announced. The union says its members have suffered a real-term pay cut of 26 percent over the last 13 years and is calling on the Government to make a "meaningful" pay offer.
Marcus Dobbs, head of engineering geology at BGS said the body was losing and struggling to recruit staff. "Morale is at an all-time low," he said.
