Dear Colleagues and potential colleagues,The purpose of this post is to inform members of the DWP wide strike action in the North West on the 4th June 2013 and as a reminder to members of the Civil Service wide overtime ban until 20th June 2013.PCS has done everything possible to resolve the disputes over Jobs, … Continue reading DWP – All out on the 4th of June

The following has ben supplied by PCS HQ:The Department for Education has been in the news a lot recently, and not necessarily for the reasons secretary of state Michael Gove would have wanted.Gove’s U-turn on scrapping GCSEs coincided with revelations about a substantial financial settlement following a long-running grievance that involved some of Gove’s closest … Continue reading Politicising the civil service

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ.PCS is campaigning to keep a fair and just welfare state and oppose the government’s brutal welfare changes that penalise the poor.We know from pay surveys that many members claim tax credits, child benefit, disability living allowance and other benefits that supplement their income.The welfare state, which was … Continue reading Hands Off our Welfare State

Our colleagues within Balfour Beatty Workplace have supplied us with the following information for our members to consider taking part in:At 8.30pm (BST) on Saturday 23 March, hundreds of millions of people across the globe will switch off the lights of homes and business for one hour – Earth Hour.In 2007, 2.2 million Sydney residents … Continue reading Earth Hour 2013 – Saturday 23 March 8.30pm – Join the Revolution

Members may have seen a letter from the Wyre Council leader Peter Gibson in the Blackpool Gazette on 20th March 2013. The letter can be found here.The PCS Regional Secretary Peter Middleman has written to the editor of the newspaper, along the following:"Dear EditorCouncillor Gibson’s letter (Gazette Letters 20th March) regarding the closure of Norcross … Continue reading Letter to the Gazette

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ:PCS took DWP to an Employment Tribunal (ET) to secure redundancy compensation for our FTA members who were dismissed when their FTA contracts were ended after two or more years of qualifying service. The tribunal has this week reported its decision and has found in PCS’ favour. Fantastic … Continue reading PCS Wins FTA Redundancy Compensation Employment Tribunal

Dear Colleagues (and potential colleagues) in the Civil Service on the Fylde.ALL OUT ON THE 20th OF MARCH 2013THEN AN OVERTIME BAN UNTIL THE 20th OF JUNE 2013PCS Rally in Preston at 11am - Details here. (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS AN INDEFINITE OVERTME BAN IN MOD)Ten reasons to support the PCS Action to defend pay … Continue reading Support PCS, Support Yourself, Support Your Colleagues on March 20th

PCS has organised a rally in Preston to promote our alternative to the cuts campaign in the North West.Assemble 11am at the Flag Market, Market Square, Preston for the rally, there will be PCS and community speakers.More details can be found here.

The following details are the contribution to the debate about the Wyre Council business plan 2013/14 – 2015/16 from the Labour Councillor Emma Anderton:“Whilst I support the Business plan as a whole I’d just like to comment on one of the themes: Pride in our Places > We will adopt a new local plan to … Continue reading The Council Business plan 2013/14 – 2015/16