Hundreds of PCS members at the DWP contact centre in Chorlton, south Manchester, supported PCS' strike action today.

Pickets described the "heinous" regime of bullying and psychological pressure on staff by a management determined to drive staff out of the door.

In the last 18 months, nearly 200 of what used to be over 600 jobs at the site have been lost. The extra workload has all been dumped on the remaining staff.

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