We have had a number of members requesting a copy of the DCS (still applicable in the AAU) FWH agreement. It can be found here.

Dear ColleaguesBRANCH AGM, THURSDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2014This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held at:The Little Theatre, Thornton (commencing at 1.15 pm.)The Agenda for the AGM will be sent to you nearer the time, but you should make a note of this date NOW.I hope you will attend, not only to elect those who will … Continue reading Nominations and AGM 2014

The following has been supplied by our Branch Officer Alistair Mitchell:Every year on 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed in the Holocaust.Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis attempted to annihilate all of Europe’s Jews. From the time they assumed power in 1933, the Nazis used propaganda, persecution, … Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day

<!--[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> The Fylde Central Benefits and Services Branch priority over the forthcoming period will be to ensure that the collective campaigning work continues (job cuts, site closures, pensions, pay etc). We issued a circular about this is November 2012.We are aware that members have many employment law issues surrounding the job cuts, … Continue reading Local Legal Option – Another Option

Nick Griffin Must Go!Unite Against Fascism Blackpool Meeting Friday 17th January , 6.00pmBlackpool Town Hall, Committee Room ESpeakers include:Gordon Marsden MPPaul Jenkins [North West Regional Organiser, UAF]At the European Elections on 22nd May, fascist BNP leader Nick Griffin only needs around 7.5% of the vote to keep his seat as Member of the European Parliament … Continue reading Unite Against Fascism Blackpool Meeting

The following has been supplied by Blackpool Against the Cuts:Public Meeting is Defence of the NHS Wednesday 22nd January - 7.30pmThe Ruskin Hotel, Albert Road, BlackpoolGuest speaker: Dr David Wrigley, plus other speakers.Please make every effort to attend.We need your support.  Blackpool against the cutsThe NHS has always been funded by us the tax payer and … Continue reading Public Meeting is Deffence of the NHS

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group:Do you know any ex-FTA Members that this might apply to?In February 2013 PCS took DWP to an Employment Tribunal (ET) to secure redundancy compensation for our ex-Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) members who were dismissed without compensation when their FTA contracts were ended after two or … Continue reading FTA Redundancy Compensation

The following has been supplied by the PCS Equality, Pay and Policy Department:The TUC Black Workers’ Conference will be held on Friday 11 April to Sunday 13 April 2014.The venue will be TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS.PCS uses ‘black’ in the political context to encompass members from African, Caribbean, Asian, Chinese, … Continue reading TUC BLACK WORKERS’ CONFERENCE 2014 – NOMINATIONS TO PCS DELEGATION