The following has been supplied by Steve Cawkwell, PCS DWP Group Secretary. To All DWP branches and GEC, The government is proposing to privatise Shared Services across the civil service and for arms length bodies.Shared services include services, such as payroll. This means that as a civil servant, your personal details will be in the … Continue reading Save Our Shared Services

The following details have been supplied by NW Regional Office:North West Disabled Members Network Meeting.Highways Agency, Piccadilly Gate, Store StreetManchester M1 2WDTuesday 24th September 201311.30am to 3pm If you intend to go to the meeting please let Paula Wood, PCS Regional Organiser, know by emailing her on nwrc@pcs.org.uk or: 0151 298 3900Agenda Items by Friday … Continue reading NW Disabled Members Network Meeting

To: All NW activists:Want to be in the PCS Samba Band for the 29 September protest outside the Tory Party Conference in Manchester?90% of the band have never played a drum before.The band is 60% female as is PCS membership.All tuition and equipment is free. Have a free no obligation try out at the next … Continue reading Join the PCS Samba Band at the Tory Party Conference Demo

The following information has been supplied by PCS HQ:The following details have been provided by political activist and comedian Kate Smurthwaite: Our individual actions have consequences and can help change the course of history. We often hear about the “tide of progress”. It’s easy to imagine that individual actions don’t matter; each generation seemingly inevitably … Continue reading Time to act for women’s equality

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ:Toby Lowe, visiting fellow at Newcastle University business school has provided the following details:Kittens are evil - Heresies in public lifeThe government’s fondness for payment by results is having a massive impact across the public sector.Outcomes-based performance management impacts on staffWhether it’s the contracting out of debt collection … Continue reading Targets

Sorting tax justice/Senseless cutsFictionHMRC cuts save money.FactJob losses and office closures hurt the economy and are a long-term disaster in the waiting – the loss of expertise will never be recovered. In 2005 HMRC employed 97,000 staff, by 2015 that number will have fallen to about 55,000. Yet, after staff costs, the average amount of … Continue reading Fact and Fiction

The following details have been supplied by the PCS HQ:Three years of cuts have damaged the public sector. Osborne’s renewed commitment to further austerity measures means it is vital we look at ways of stepping up our national campaign.The government is continuing with cuts that have led to the deepest slump in Britain since the … Continue reading More Cuts.

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ:PCS are spearheading a united campaign against welfare cuts alongside other trade unions and charities. Welfare isn’t about ‘strivers’ vs ‘scroungers’. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the papers. Here we bust some of the favourite myths.Contrary to the impression many tabloid newspapers give there are many … Continue reading Busting Welfare Myths