Ministers have spent almost £40m in an “appalling” attempt to use ‘fit for work’ tests to stop sick and disabled people receiving the financial help to which they are entitled. Freedom of Information requests by The Independent have revealed how taxpayers’ money has been spent on futile legal battles to prevent vulnerable people receiving help.  … Continue reading Government squanders millions hounding the sick

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PCS will hold a consultative ballot among members hit by the 1% public sector pay cap during October/November to send a clear united message to the government as part of phase two of our pay campaign. We’ll be building towards the ballot, ahead of the November Budget, with a series of events and activities which will need … Continue reading Scrap the pay cap: keeping up the momentum

Far fewer firms are facing the courts for their workplace health and safety crimes, latest figures show.  The TUC says while the fines total had risen sharply since new sentence guidelines were introduced, the number of prosecutions taken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has plummeted. The union body says according to the latest … Continue reading Prosecutions for health and safety crimes plummet

Modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK is “far more prevalent than previously thought,” the National Crime Agency has said.  The Government agency said there were more than 300 live policing operations currently, with cases affecting “every large town and city in the country.” The NCA said previous estimates there were 10,000-13,000 victims in … Continue reading Slavery ‘widespread’ in the UK

We are looking for a PCS member who identifies themselves as being black and who is prepared to represent the NW Region at PCS Regional and National meetings and events and also at NW TUC meetings and events.  You will need to be prepare to report back to the NW Regional Committee as and when … Continue reading URGENT: Regional Black Members Representative

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The prime minister has been inundated with messages telling her ‘enough is enough’, and urging her to reverse the government’s deadly deregulation drive.  The call coordinated by the Hazards Campaign quickly saw hundreds of ‘e-postcards’ despatched by union safety reps direct to Theresa May’s email inbox.  Thousands more print versions of the ‘We love red … Continue reading Campaigners tell the prime minister ‘enough is enough’