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Sexual harassment is a form of violence against women, and it’s happening in our workplaces all the time, TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady has said, adding stopping it is a trade union priority. In a TUC blog article she notes that “before the media attention, before women felt able to say #metoo in their thousands, … Continue reading Sexual harassment at work is violence against women

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Ahead of our parliamentary rally on pay this evening (6th March 2018), which we want you to invite your MP to, we’re launching a report which shows the devastating impact of the cuts on government departments and our members’ pay. Our rally, from 6-8pm in committee room 12 of the House of Commons, is the … Continue reading 6th March 2018 PCS rally – report gives latest reason for Government to act on pay

DWP/MB/008/18 gave branches details of the campaign to support the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres. The campaign is in response to the decision by the Tory controlled Derbyshire County Council to cut its funding for the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres. The centres rely on this funding for a large proportion of its income. Derbyshire Unemployed Workers … Continue reading Sign the petition in support of the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres

UK workers gave their employers £31.2 billion in free labour last year by doing unpaid overtime, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC. The figures were released on 23rd February 2018, the TUC’s 14th annual Work Your Proper Hours Day. It marks the day when the average person who does unpaid … Continue reading Workers put in £31bn in unpaid overtime last year

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International Women's Day #PressForProgress Dear Colleague The theme for International Women’s Day is Press for Progress. Whilst there have been positive gains in women’s equality, the world is still very unequal as we acknowledge the multiple discrimination and disadvantage women face. IWD celebrates the social, political and economic achievements of women while focusing attention on … Continue reading International Women’s Day

PCS is urging all our members and supporters to tell their MP to back our campaign for a proper pay rise and attend our public sector pay rally in parliament on 6 March. The rally, from 6-8pm in committee room 12 of the House of Commons, is the latest event in our pay campaign. We … Continue reading Urge your MP to join PCS pay rally

Boris Johnson has called EU legal protections ‘mad’ and called for major regulatory divergence from the EU. In a 14 February speech, the foreign secretary said: “It is only by taking back control of our laws that UK firms and entrepreneurs will have the freedom to innovate, without the risk of having to comply with … Continue reading Boris Johnson says your rights are ‘intolerable’