Watch PCS members tell Cameron "68 is too late"

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28 May 2012

"Unfair." "Short-sighted." "Outrageous." "Unacceptable." These are just some of the words PCS members use in a new PCS video to describe the government's plans to make people work until they are 68.

PCS made the film on 10 May, when hundreds of thousands of public sector workers took part in strike action to protest at government plans to make them work longer and pay more for smaller pensions.

The video also features personal messages and pleas from members to David Cameron urging him to reconsider the proposals and “get in touch with common people.”

View the video below

Email David Cameron to tell him “68 is too late.”
Visit the ’68 is too late’ website

Transcript

10 May: hands off our pensions

<Shouts: 68 is too late, 68 is too late...>

I’m Joanna Griffiths.

My name is Derek Relph.

Nigel Geary-Andrews.

Hi my name is Nedge.

My name’s Luke Whitelaw.

My name’s Julie Goodman.

My name’s JJ.

My name is Christine Burrows.

My name is Ranna McArdle.

My name is Stefan Seddon.

My name is Bala.

We’re protesting about unfair changes to our pensions.

We resent having a wage cut to get a worse pension at a later age in life.

I’m petrified that I might die in service.

I’m beginning to wonder if my children and grandchildren will ever get a pension at all.

The government have unjustly and unfairly cut up my contract, forcing me to pay more, work longer, and get less at the end of the day.

I believe as public servants people should be rewarded for the years of service they put in, and the contributions they’ve made.

I do not believe its fair the government make people work till they’re 68 years old.

68... that’s ridiculous.

My message for David Cameron is, stop. Enough is enough.

If I had a message for David Cameron, I think I’d say are we all in it together, or are you doing an eight year term and getting your full pension.

My message to David Cameron is, look after the ordinary people of the country, don’t just look after the rich people of the country, the ordinary people made this country what it is.

My message to Dave Cameron is, I think you need to get in touch with the common people.

My message to Dave Cameron is you will pay a price for this. People are suffering; the low paid people are suffering. We will not stand for it, and we will fight for our rights.

My message to Dave Cameron is stop the cuts on the public sector, and go after the people who actually caused the crisis who are the bankers.

I think he wants to come back to reality and understand that he depends on public servants like us.

<Shouts: 68 is too late, 68 is too late...>

Unfair.

Short-sighted.

Rubbish.

Outrageous.

Unacceptable.

Crap.

Abysmal.

Unnecessary.

Draconian.

Unjust.

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