PCS are asking all members to make a voluntary donation of £2 a month to support striking members whose action could exert significant pressure on the government to enter into national negotiations over the key issues in our dispute:PayPensionsJobsTerms and conditionsPrivatisation.Making this small donation could help make major gains for all members on pay, pensions, … Continue reading The PCS fighting fund supports members taking targeted industrial action.

PCS Equality, Health and Safety Department has issued details of the 2014 National Black Members Seminar.It is to be held in Manchester on the 11th and 12th of October 2014.The seminar seeks to encourage greater participation from black members and is aimed particularly at members who are newly active or who would like to become … Continue reading PCS National Black Members Seminar

PCS' Industrial Office Jayne Craven has supplied the follwing:33.6% of PCS members returned their ballot paper and of these 93.7% voted in favour to accept the recommendations of PCS to accept the pay offer. This will see you receive a minimum of £7.20 per hour, or 1.75% whichever is the greater.Everyone in London to get … Continue reading Cofely Pay 2014 Ballot Result

Reclaim the Power camp is back.After supporting residents and antifracking campaigners in Balcombe last year, the camp returns to an as yet undisclosed location near Blackpool where the fracking threat continues.PCS policy, endorsed at this years conference, is to oppose fracking and to engage with antifracking campaigns and support non-violent protests.Three PCS NEC members have … Continue reading Antifracking event: Reclaim the Power Camp: 14-20 August

In addition to the march/rallies in London and Manchester there is another being organised to coincide with the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Sunday 28 September 2014.As with the demo in London in October, PCS have allocated a small budget to secure transportation for members attending the event. Please contact the Branch Office, no later … Continue reading Britain Needs A Pay Rise: Sunday 28 September 2014

DWP PCS members go to pcs.org.uk or see your union rep to make the switch to pay your PCS subscriptions by Direct Debit. Say no to management attacking the union. Stick with PCS. Protect yourself by and make sure we can represent you when you need help by completing a mandate to switch to Direct … Continue reading Change to Direct Debit

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ: A barrister hand-picked by the government to report on trade union campaigning has abandoned his review after the Tories jumped the gun.  Bruce Carr, leading what was widely seen as an anti-union inquiry, will produce only a scaled down report and make no recommendations.His official statement cites … Continue reading Tories sink their own anti-union inquiry

The following has been taken from The Guardian Website.PCS' Mark Serwotka is quoted at the end of the piece.Bruce Carr refuses to evaluate rules around strikes and trade disputes after policy announcements left his views 'meaningless'An independent review of laws governing industrial disputes has been dramatically scaled back after the QC in charge objected to … Continue reading Union law review frozen after barrister objects to ministerial statements

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ:The Tories remain intent on removing check-off in those departments which they control, with DWP, Home Office, DEFRA, DfID, and DFE, engaged in a consultation process on withdrawal.A number of other departments are likely to begin consultation soon.In response to this PCS are developing group action plans, targeted … Continue reading Direct Debit Campaign Update