Any strike action could coincide with that of teachers Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) have agreed to hold a ballot for a national strike over government cuts to the public sector.
The decision was taken by delegates at the union’s annual conference in Brighton.
The PCS ballot will cover 250,000 civil servants and any action could coincide with that of several teachers’ unions.
The PCS said it was against cuts in jobs, services and pensions.
The union’s general secretary, Mark Serwotka, told the conference delegates that 110,000 civil servants’ jobs were likely to be cut in the next few years, as well as the remaining employees facing pay freezes and cuts to their pension entitlements.
He urged his members to “fight like never before”.
Voting in the PCS ballot will begin next week and the result will be announced in the middle of June.
The decision raises the prospect of co-ordinated strikes that month with other union members, involving 750,000 employees.
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