Victims of sexual harassment at work need better protection because their voices have been silenced by “corrosive” workplace cultures, a report has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it had discovered “truly shocking” examples of sexual harassment. It said firms should not use non-disclosure agreements to sweep sexual harassment under the carpet. … Continue reading Harassment victims silenced by ‘corrosive’ work cultures

April sees the start of a 3 month period of rolling action against the fracking at Preston New Road. This is being supported by PCS. Each week will have a different theme with 2nd to 6th April being Women’s Week. A full list of activities each week is at https://www.facebook.com/pg/UnitedResistanceUK/events/. Please note this is a … Continue reading Fracking

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Sexual harassment is a form of violence against women, and it’s happening in our workplaces all the time, TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady has said, adding stopping it is a trade union priority. In a TUC blog article she notes that “before the media attention, before women felt able to say #metoo in their thousands, … Continue reading Sexual harassment at work is violence against women

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Ahead of our parliamentary rally on pay this evening (6th March 2018), which we want you to invite your MP to, we’re launching a report which shows the devastating impact of the cuts on government departments and our members’ pay. Our rally, from 6-8pm in committee room 12 of the House of Commons, is the … Continue reading 6th March 2018 PCS rally – report gives latest reason for Government to act on pay

DWP/MB/008/18 gave branches details of the campaign to support the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres. The campaign is in response to the decision by the Tory controlled Derbyshire County Council to cut its funding for the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres. The centres rely on this funding for a large proportion of its income. Derbyshire Unemployed Workers … Continue reading Sign the petition in support of the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres

UK workers gave their employers £31.2 billion in free labour last year by doing unpaid overtime, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC. The figures were released on 23rd February 2018, the TUC’s 14th annual Work Your Proper Hours Day. It marks the day when the average person who does unpaid … Continue reading Workers put in £31bn in unpaid overtime last year