The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:Under the government’s original places for Universal Credit new claims for JSA across the country should by now have become new claims for Universal Credit (UC). We should also have been expecting new claims for tax credits to become new claims to UC from April … Continue reading Universal Credit – Update

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:Members will have seen widespread reports in the media this week that DWP is giving serious consideration to privatising the delivery of the state pension and the Tell us Once bereavement service. These reports appear to have come from an internal DWP policy paper that … Continue reading DWP considers privatisation of the delivery of the state pension

Dear ColleaguePlease find below details of the next NW Black Members Network.Meeting Details3.00pm - Tuesday 25 February 2014Cotton Court Business CentreChurch St, Preston PR1 3BYAgenda Item and Attendance DeadlineWednesday 19 February 2014We will assess the viability of this meeting on Thursday 20 February 2014.  If the meeting is cancelled we will notify you by email, … Continue reading Meeting of the PCS NW Regional Black Members Network

The government is seeking to end the decades old practice of collecting your monthly union subscriptions directly from your salary. This means that your union’s ability to represent you is under threat.So we need you to do something very simple but very important – switch payment of your subs to direct debit using the editable … Continue reading Make today DD-day

Important communications and transferring members into the correct Branch/ Site We are also currently urging all members to ensure their details are up to date and request that they visit the PCS site to confirm / update the information held. This is because there are key communications that are being sent from PCS HQ and … Continue reading Location Location

February brings the annual LGBT History Month events.  Have a look at the bulletin links to see all that is going on and check out what's happening in your area.  You don’t have to be a PCS Rep. or LGBT to get involved or go along to events. It's an opportunity to better understand LGBT … Continue reading LGBT History Month

We have had a number of members requesting a copy of the DCS (still applicable in the AAU) FWH agreement. It can be found here.

Dear ColleaguesBRANCH AGM, THURSDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2014This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held at:The Little Theatre, Thornton (commencing at 1.15 pm.)The Agenda for the AGM will be sent to you nearer the time, but you should make a note of this date NOW.I hope you will attend, not only to elect those who will … Continue reading Nominations and AGM 2014

The following has been supplied by our Branch Officer Alistair Mitchell:Every year on 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed in the Holocaust.Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis attempted to annihilate all of Europe’s Jews. From the time they assumed power in 1933, the Nazis used propaganda, persecution, … Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day