A new campaign is calling on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to abandon its refusal to address Britain’s work-related suicide crisis. ‘Death wish’, a new report in the union-backed Hazards magazine, “challenges the Health and Safety Executive’s flat refusal to investigate, record or prevent workplace suicides or to take action against the bad bosses … Continue reading Push to get HSE to act on work-related suicide

Latest figures show almost 900,000 workers are on zero hour contracts in the UK, amid growing concern about the rise of insecure jobs among the youngest and oldest workers. Trade unions said the figures confirmed the government has “failed to crack down on unfair employment practices” as the official figures showed a 15 per cent … Continue reading Almost 900k UK workers now on zero hour contracts

A think tank headed by former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has been condemned for suggesting that the state pension age (SPA) should be raised to 75. The Centre of Social Justice (CSJ) report proposes that the government speeds up the increase in the pension age to 70 by 2028 and to 75 … Continue reading Tory centre would work you to death

Boris Johnson’s new Brexit chief wants to scrap Theresa May’s commitment to protect British workers’ rights, and has suggested Brexit is an opportunity to escape the EU’s “heavy labour market regulation.” Just two months ago David Frost said he was opposed to the approach advocated “by the leaders of both major political parties” and argued … Continue reading New Brexit chief wants to scrap commitment on workers’ rights

please see below letter from Gordon Marsden to Crystal Akass(People Services Director) pushing the department re the treatment of FTA staff in the Fylde. gordon marsden MP letter

Ballot result

Elections for the PCS national executive committee, our union's governing body, and for the post of assistant general secretary open on Tuesday (16th April 2019). It is vitally important that members vote in these elections. A good turnout in our elections strengthens the union and helps our representatives stand up for members. Please see the … Continue reading PCS Assistant General Secretary and NEC elections open 16 April

The TUC has criticised the government’s trade union watchdog for blocking a union’s ‘sensible action’ to stand up for women members by stopping sexual harassment. The union body was commenting after the watchdog, the Certification Officer, forced the Musicians’ Union to restore the membership of a someone expelled from the union after a succession of … Continue reading Government’s union watchdog blocks harassment action

please see below leaflets we are issuing outside of the departments land as we have been further restricted with advertising the ballot. Please can all members vote and stand up to the current restrictions and cuts in our wages. Austerity still lives on for civil servants and the government needs to be told enough is … Continue reading Ballot leaflets

You will be receiving your ballot papers shortly in the envelope shown with the leaflet explaining   Please vote and return ASAP, you will then receive an email to ask if you are happy for PCS to be made aware you voted, this will allow us to see how we are doing towards the 50% … Continue reading Ballot 2019 please read