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Public and Commercial Services Union |
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Fylde Branch |
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Room A208R, Warbreck House, Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool Lancashire FY2 OUX
Tel: 01253 856123 |
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Grant McClure, Chair Ext: 3323 |
Duncan Griffiths, Secretary Ext: 4400 |
June 2018
To all Members of the PCS Fylde Branch
Dear Colleagues
Forthcoming Ballot – National Pay Campaign
Vote Yes
The purpose of this post on our website is to alert members to the forthcoming ballot on the National Pay Campaign. This was to be a desk drop but due to changes in guidelines from DWP, which we are disputing, they are restricting it as a desk drop at all sites.
PCS Conference in May 2018 agreed to have a ballot of all the members to advance the following pay claim:
Reminder – PCS National Pay Claim
Reasons why we need to vote and to vote “Yes”
The Government has refused to fund more than a 1% pay increase this year, with anything higher paid for by even more cuts. Civil servants in the Scottish Government, and staff in the NHS and local councils have all been offered pay rises of above 1%.
Now our members and representatives need to be ready to win the statutory ballot on pay.
A strong yes vote will give us a mandate and strengthen position in talks, so the more members that vote for action the more the government has to treat us with respect and fairly. We won’t however call industrial action without consulting with members first.
Changes to ballot laws mean that to take strike action, more than 50% must vote. This means that anyone who does not vote, effectively counts as a No vote. Also the law means we can’t use on-line voting. The government have tried to make it as hard as possible for union members to vote for strike action.
The Ballot Period
The ballot runs from 18th June 2018 until 23rd July 2018.
The Branch recommends that all members vote in the ballot, and vote “Yes”.
PCS DWP Group Message – Why Members in the DWP should support the National Pay Claim
Scrapping the pay cap is very important to PCS members in the DWP:
Replacement ballot papers
Members should allow until Tuesday, 26th June 2018 to receive their original ballot paper, if this is not received by then, members should contact the PCS balloting office directly to request a replacement ballot paper by emailing balloting@pcs.org.uk
The email must contain details of your request, either your membership or national insurance number and your ballot address, including postcode. Ballot addresses are required to enable us to check the details we hold on commix and update as required before issuing a replacement ballot paper. Alternatively, balloting can be contacted on 020 7801 2810. Please have your membership or National Insurance number to hand.
The deadline for requesting a replacement ballot paper is noon on Monday 16th July 2018.
Requests for replacement ballot papers must come directly from the member, under no circumstances are reps able to request replacement ballot papers or provide us with a member’s personal information on their behalf.
When the ballot opens on 18th June 2018 we need members to vote yes, return their ballot paper and make this year the one we get above inflation pay rises.
New members can vote
The deadline for new members to join and be included in the ballot is noon, Friday 13th July 2018, members who have completed an application to join PCS but are not recorded on our membership database commix by this deadline will not be included in the ballot.
Procedures are in place for new members joining throughout the balloting period to be included in the ballot and therefore there is no need to request ballot papers.
If you are not a member, and want to join please contact Branch Organiser, Mick Daniels
Yours sincerely
Duncan Griffiths
Branch Secretary
PCS Fylde 