PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka moved a motion in support of workers in the national dispute over job cuts, outsourcing and privatisation in the civil and public services.
"The Prime Minister told us of some Labour achievements this morning," Mr Serwotka told Congress.
"This motion deals with things he regrettably had nothing whatsoever to say about."
Some 77,000 public-sector jobs were under threat in an "orgy of privatisation" he said.
"This government has a pay policy that penalises all who work in the public sector.
"We are expected to accept pay rises which are less than inflation," he added.
Congress unanimously passed the resolution which also supports teachers, university staff and civil servants in the joint national strike on Friday and endorses the Public Services not Private Profit Campaign.
Delegates also called for the Westminster government to abandon attempts to restrict public-sector pay by means of annual percentage targets.
Moving the resolution on behalf of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association, Noel Guthrie quipped: "If you want to write manifestos on how not to get elected, the UK government must get 10 out of 10 for that.
"I thought that suicide was illegal," he added.
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