Dear Colleagues (and potential colleagues),The purpose of this post is to inform members of the PCS strike action across the Civil Service on the 15th of October 2014. The action will be coordinated with unions representing workers in the health service which have announced action on Monday, 13th October, and with unions in local government which … Continue reading

The DWP is closing onsite nurseries and ending a childcare subsidy for its workers.This move flies in the face of the family friendly policies the government claims to believe in and forces many parents to make difficult decisions about whether they can even afford to continue working.ActionPlease email your MP today asking them to take … Continue reading Save our nurseries

The BBC have picked up the three days of action in October.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29336167

The following has been supplied by PCS HQPCS to join 72 hours of action in public sectorPCS national executive met today to consider the next steps in our national dispute in the civil service and related bodies.The NEC decided that a national strike will be called on Wednesday, 15 October. The action will be coordinated with … Continue reading National strike on 15 October

The PCS DWP London Regional Committee has set up a petition to support George Thompson. The petition calls upon DWP London Regional Management to withdraw the 2 year final written warning issued to George Thompson, PCS DWP North East London Branch Secretary for issuing a press release against job cuts.The link is here. Please support the … Continue reading Support George Thompson

PCS Conference Policy calls for members to take no part in staff surveysNational union policy The NEC has met and confirmed that all PCS Groups must continue to campaign for non participation in ‘staff surveys’ as agreed by the 2013 national conference. This is because of:Widespread pressure on staff across the civil service to complete … Continue reading People Survey Boycott 2014

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:Mid-year Consistency Checking Discussions Unfair work objectives and unfair behavioural indictors must be revised  People Performance Mid-year review actionAs we approach the middle of the year, countersigning managers, line managers and employees must plan for October’s mid-year performance reviews. By the end of September 2014, … Continue reading

<!--[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group, please note the links will only work on the DWP network:PCS opposes unfair behavioural indicators and unfair box mark quotas Oppose unfair behavioural indicatorsDWP has responded to PCS evidence of the use of unfair behavioural indicators where individual employees have … Continue reading DWP People Performance Must Improve

Changes To all members and potential members of the PCS Fylde Central Benefits and Services BranchDear ColleaguesThe Branch plays a full role in PCS’s campaign for jobs not unemployment, for fair pensions, not poverty in old age and for fair pay, not pay freezes for the Public Sector workers. This is the key priority work for … Continue reading Representation of those who choose to cross PCS Picket Lines

The following has been supplied by PCS DWP Group: Policy agreed at DWP Group and Annual Delegate Conference has instructed the union to campaign for a fairer social security system and to oppose welfare reform attacks including the sanction regime, work capability assessments and bedroom tax.This policy has been set at Conference for the last three … Continue reading Benefits Justice Day – 11 September 2014