Michael Gove plans to make 1,000 civil servants in department redundant within two yearsCivil servants in the Department for Education are preparing to ballot for industrial action over plans for a 50% budget cut that threatens 1,000 jobs, the Public and Commercial Services union has announced.In a direct challenge to Michael Gove, union officials said that if the government department continued to refuse to undertake serious negotiations, members would be asked on Monday next week to support strikes and other forms of industrial action.It is the first time the union has planned to ballot ... Read More