More than 800 organisations and individuals have now signed an open letter to UK prime minister Theresa May challenging the ‘arbitrary’ deregulation of health and safety. Sent to 10 Downing Street on 21 June, the letter calls for a shift in politicians’ attitudes towards health and safety regulation and fire risk management in the aftermath … Continue reading Call to end Tory safety deregulation gains wide support

Payments - Non- Consolidated Increases The Non-consolidated payments for 2016 (and are the same in 2017) are as follows:     AA AO EO HEO Exceeded £550 £625 £750 £800 Achieved £450 £500 £500 £500

Hi I am just sending you a reminder about this Saturday, 1st July and the National Demonstration in London. This is being called " Not one day more - tories out national demonstration" Assemble 12pm BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA. March to Parliament.  Confirmed speakers: Mark Serwotka (PCS) Steve Gillian (POA) There … Continue reading Reminder – National Demonstration in London

As the Conservative party agrees a deal with the DUP to support Theresa May's minority government in the House of Commons, we reiterate our commitment to equality. The Tories have no mandate to row back on hard-fought legal rights of the kind opposed by the DUP. For example, the DUP blocked both the extension of … Continue reading PCS comment on Tory DUP UK government agreement

Many of those killed or made homeless by the devastating Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June were union members, and unions are now actively supporting the affected families. The TUC has said while this is the first priority, “it is clear that we cannot see Grenfell Tower as a ‘one-off’ disaster but as something that … Continue reading Why the TUC has always said deregulation must end

The loss of 79 lives in the Grenfell Tower inferno has focused attention on the Conservative government’s ongoing assault on protective legislation. Journalist Polly Toynbee, writing in the Guardian, notes that while the government’s war on red tape is a seen as a central policy platform by top Tories, it undermines the rules for a … Continue reading Tory war on ‘red tape’ has cost lives

The UK Government has been urged to end its ideologically driven deregulation of health and safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. In an open letter to prime minister Theresa May, over 70 organisations and figures from the UK’s safety and health profession have jointly called for ‘a political sea change in attitude’ … Continue reading Theresa May urged to scrap safety deregulation

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Lifting the 1% public sector pay cap is a key demand of the anti-cuts marchers in London on 1 July, with millions of workers suffering from years of pay restraint. And PCS members have shared their struggles to make ends meet We are asking members to support the major anti-cuts demonstration in central London on … Continue reading 1st July: support the PCS campaign to lift the pay cap

Dear Colleague, Please find below a link to the PDF version of our latest PCS Travel Insurance email. To ensure your members don't miss out, I would be very grateful if you could download the PDF and forward on to your members. To Download PDF, Click Here About PCS Travel Insurance PCS Travel Insurance continues to … Continue reading PCS Travel Insurance