PCS Union (pcs.org.uk)

UK trade union for civil & public servants, & private sector workers on govt contracts. Standing up for public services & social justice. RTs not endorsements.

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PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote, who was keynote speaker at an event in Bristol which discussed what a fair and supportive system should look like, says we should be proud of social security and the welfare state. Read her blog >>> https://t.co/7npjA37gL6

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A Unite Community, PCS and @Dis_PPL_Protest event in Bristol today has seen brilliant speakers come together to discuss what a fair and supportive social security system should look like. #Welfare
Fran Heathcote, Angela Grant, Martin Cavanagh, Ellen Morrison and Andy Mitchell, have all spoken.

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Time is running out to get the Good Jobs Bill out of the Executive, debated and passed in the NI Assembly. Help us demand the bill now by lobbying all MLAs. Complete this e-action in less than a minute.
https://t.co/eqy6zkC30r

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PCS pressure has forced the Met Police to U-turn on its decision on police community support officers (PCSOs).
Hundreds of staff were at risk of being forced out of policing but will now be retained and redeployed within the service.
https://t.co/3i7qLSbnRS

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First day of our Sodexo strike was a strong success, with picket line support from PCS members, Irish Congress, Unison, UCU, Unite, NIPSA and Belfast and District Trades Council.

Gerry Murphy, assistant general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, said “Irish Congress fully supports PCS members in Sodexo on strike to defend against redundancies. Disputes like these highlight the urgent need for the Good Jobs Bill to progress to debate in the NI assembly.”

Unison's Irish regional Secretary Patricia McKeown talked about the campaign to oppose privatisation and profiteering by multinational companies across the public sector.

Maria Morgan, NIPSA deputy general secretary said "NIPSA stands with PCS members in Sodexo, on strike to fight redundancies. Stay strong, comrades. We support you".

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General Secretary, Fran Heathcote said, “We send our solidarity to our members in Sodexo who are on strike at Erskine House, Belfast over threats to their jobs. PCS believes that outsourcing is a failed experiment, bring the jobs back in house and give our members a secure future.”

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Our @pcs_union members in Northern Ireland working for @SodexoUK_IRE in @HMRCgovuk will be taking industrial action from 4-17 June.

Support the workers - support the strike!

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Watch the video as PCS Southwest regional committee this week brought together members from across departments to discuss how to organise for climate justice. And download ⏬ and read 📖 our great publications ahead of Friday's UN World Environment Day, including our new leaflet on net zero and green bargaining >>> https://t.co/dIpmUUoLTC

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Angela MacDonald, who leads the Pension Scheme Recovery operation, has issued an update which contained a specific apology for the failure by Capita to prioritise escalated cases. These cases included those involving bereavement and those dating back to before Capita took over from MyCSP. https://t.co/6vYLWk7wnM

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PCS existing and retired members are, understandably, annoyed, horrified, and appalled by the level of service provided by the UK Civil Service Pension Administration and the huge private sector firm Capita, says former NIPSA assistant secretary Tony McMullan, now Northern Ireland Secretary of the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance. He writes that a working model for an in-house Civil Service Pension Administration is not too far away; it already exists in Northern Ireland.
https://t.co/MaaiQipKNL

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Read our round-up of union activity in the UK and from around the world, including the dire need for political education among UK workers, and mass protest in Portugal.
https://t.co/MoC39vUFWR

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General Secretary Fran Heathcote, on Radio 4 - Money Box, discussing the ongoing Capita pensions crisis and the need for immediate in-sourcing.

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Work for @FCDOGovUK ? Read our ballot FAQs for the industrial action ballot on FCDO2030.
Vote now! 🗳️ Ballot papers must reach scrutineers by 22 June (noon) - and over 50% of members must vote. Find out more >>> https://t.co/rxpplfnVJU

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PCS has called on the Northern Ireland Executive to move forward with the Good Jobs Bill, the landmark employment law package which would bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK.

https://t.co/dj4ssTazPX

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Got an issue you would like to write about? We're looking for letters, of up to 150 words, for the next issue of our members' magazine PCS People. Please email your letter to [email protected]

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Come and join us! If you work in the civil service or related areas, it's easy to join online https://t.co/uf1hIfpv2N

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BREAKING 🚨| The number of people in a union in the UK has GROWN by 192,000 - to 6.6 million.

There has never been a more important time to be a member of a union.

When unions do well, working people do well.

It pays to be in a union.

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Great speakers confirmed for our cross-union summit in Bristol on 6 June to shake up social security. Register with this link: https://t.co/3xC4KDvQrs
· Keynote Speaker - Fran Heathcote General Secretary PCS
· Chair – Martin Cavanagh PCS DWP Vice President
· Angela Grant - President PCS DWP Group
· Sharlene Farrugia - PHD student Manchester Met University
· Sharon Harding - Unite National Equalities Officer
· Ellen Morrison - DPAC Executive and Unite Member
· Matt Allen - Regional Secretary Unite South West.

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Update on the Capita pensions chaos. https://t.co/x2cRqIcABg