Consultative ballot on the national campaign and payConference agreed last week to consult members on our national campaign, including taking part in a campaign of coordinated action with other unions aimed at ending the public sector pay cap, and setting up a levy to fund targeted action in our areas.To launch the campaign PCS is … Continue reading Consultative Ballot and Pay

Conference agreed this week to consult members on our national campaign, including taking part in a campaign of coordinated strike action with other unions aimed at ending the public sector pay cap, and setting up a levy to fund targeted action in our areas.To launch the campaign PCS is organising a "we all need a … Continue reading Consultative ballot on the national campaign and pay

Members who drive past DWP Norcross may have noticed that the site flattening stage has now nearly concluded/concluded.Questions are being raised as to when the next stages will commence. The following Q and A responds to some of the commonly raised points:Q.  Remind me what were the next stages according to the employer?A. Initially the … Continue reading The Majority of DWP Norcross – Oh what happened to you?

CHANGE OF TIMESPlease be advised of Steria PCS members meetings to discuss the recent announcement regarding the future jobs and locations of Shared Services.The following meetings have been arranged:Thursday 22nd May 2014 - Tomlinson House Canteen1:45PM - 2:45PMand3:00PM - 4:00PMfacility time has been applied for, for you to attend one of the meetings, please make … Continue reading SHARED SERVICES – MEMBERS’ MEETINGS

Hope Not Hate has supplied us with some materials to educate people a little more in a run up to the European Elections as to the true nature of the BNP.Please see the two documents supplied.Griffin Must Go (Supplied by Unite Against Facism)Join the Movement for Hope

If you have an issue with your performance marking please read the PCS guidance and act on it prior to contacting the branch office. We can provide representation for members experiencing difficulty after following the guidance but due to our limited resources cannot physically provide personal advice on every single case in its initial stages.People … Continue reading Appraisal Disagreements 2014

The following details have been supplied by the PCS HQ:Some pay facts:Fact 1.Former Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell told the Guardian in November 2010 that median salary in of a civil servant was lower than the wider public sector, and lower than the private sector.Fact 2. In the four years between 2010 and 2013, the cost … Continue reading Pay Facts

The organisers of the UK's biggest trade union event, The Durham Miners' Gala, are appealing for help after its future was threatened because of a massive legal bill. In 2012, the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) set up the Friends of the Durham Miners’ Gala to ensure that this increasingly popular celebration of trade union and community … Continue reading Support the Durham Miners’ Gala

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:The DWP Group have four advisory committees whose role it is to offer advice on issues affecting a particular group who share the same characteristics. They are the Group Women’s Advisory Committee (GWAC); the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee (LGBT) the Group Equality Committee … Continue reading Group Black Members Network

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:DWP has today announced its intention to transfer nearly 1,000 staff out of Work Services Directorate into other parts of Operations. Their intention is to do this by a combination of voluntary and compulsory moves.Voluntary MovesStaff in Work Services, who live within travelling distance of … Continue reading DWP announces staff moves across Operations