NHS workers and civil servants to strike over pension reforms The Government is on a fresh collision course with public sector workers over its controversial pension reforms after more industrial action was called by civil servants and NHS staff. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union and Unite announced that their members will take action on May 10, the day after the Queen's Speech, which is expected to include a Parliamentary Bill on the pension changes. The PCS said the May walkout will kickstart a programme of action, with another strike at the end of June and industrial action across the civil service, health and education sectors. Co-ordinated, targeted industrial action in employer groups and sectors, national and regional protests and political lobbying will also be held. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "The ongoing programme of industrial action with other unions we have agreed sends a clear message to Government ministers that we do not accept their unnecessary plans to force public servants to pay more and work longer for less in retirement. The Government must talk to us with the genuine aim of reaching a settlement but if it refuses, we will press ahead with strikes and protests the length and breadth of the country in the coming weeks and months. We will continue to show that there is an alternative to this Government's cruel and unfair cuts that clearly are not working. Unite said its 100,000 NHS members, including health visitors, pharmacists and paramedics, face paying an average of £30 a month more for their pensions. Kevin Courtney, deputy general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), said: "While the NUT will not be taking action on May 10, we do offer our support to those unions who are. The PCS has around 290,000 members in more than 200 Government departments and agencies across the UK, while Unite health members work mainly in England and Wales.