Dear colleague,Important Information – Please take a few minutes to read this.PCS is asking all of our members to sign up to pay their union subscriptions by Direct Debit. Currently almost all of you have your union subs deducted from your salary. This is called ‘check off’ OK but why do it now?Because the government … Continue reading DD-Day – Make the Switch

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group:Last month DWP wrote to staff in DWP Visiting Booking centres telling them that Cardiff visits would be transferred to Pensions and Glasgow visits would go to Universal Credit.In the space of a month DWP have now changed their mind on this. They have announced today that both … Continue reading DWP Visiting Centres in Glasgow and Cardiff to be transferred into Contact Centres

The PCS ballot for action on fair pay runs until 30 June and it's quick and easy to vote yes. How to voteMembers are able to cast their ballot in 1 of 3 different ways:Post - Use the envelope in your ballot packOnline - http://www.votebyinternet.com/pcs2014Phone - 0800 197 4625 (free).To cast a vote electronically members … Continue reading Cast Your Vote Today

Gaynelle Samuel the PCS International Officer has provided the following:PCS is supporting and promoting the national tour involving War on Want and other partners, to raise awareness and take action against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).As you'll see via the following link, events are taking place in Birmingham (July 8), Manchester (July 9) and … Continue reading War on Want – National Tour

 Click here for the full vote yes flyer from PCS HQ.Click here for more information on the #weallneedapayrise campaign.

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ:Our members are facing the tightest living standards squeeze for nearly a century so we are asking them to take action over pay.We are holding a consultative ballot until 30 June asking members to back our 'We all need a pay rise campaign,' which calls for a concerted … Continue reading Vote yes to join 1.5m in action over pay

PCS are supporting Unite in their campaign to support people who have been subjected to benefit sanctions.The full leaflet and advice on what to do can be found here.

The Branch has received the following through Blackpool Trades Council: Dear Friends, I just signed the petition "Keep Safety Critical Conductors On The Train at Northern Rail" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too. This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we … Continue reading Keep Safety Critical Conductors On The Train

PCS is campaigning against the changes to the Child maintenance system which are being implemented shortly. The changes include a charging system to apply for child maintenance and charges throughout the process and a deduction of 4% of the total amount payable to the child which will go to the Government, previously the whole sum … Continue reading Changes to Child maintenance

Prof Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC in the pamphlet "Reconstruction after the crisis: A manifesto for collective bargaining", trace the historical background to the current economic crisis - including the dismantling of trade union rights by successive governments since 1980 - and set out a viable alternative for economic growth based on international law … Continue reading Reconstruction after the crisis: A manifesto for collective bargaining