Public and Commercial Services Union

PCS members at National Galleries of Scotland have won an agreement to increase staffing levels following four days of strike action during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in relation to rota cuts for gallery attendants. Read more >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

There was lots of interest in PCS at the MOD Guard Service Conference with delegates keen to discuss the union and its role within the Ministry of Defence and the wider civil service.

The government is increasingly realising how damaging outsourcing has been, says PCS GS Fran Heathcote in an article for Civil Service World. She says that there are 100s of contracts where outsourced workers get a raw deal. Insourcing is the way forward www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

PCS GS Fran Heathcote had a productive and positive meeting with Cabinet Office minister Mark Ferguson at Labour party conference today, on the agenda: pay, Capita, collective bargaining and devolution

Over a year after the government announced the replacement of water regulator Ofwat by a new ‘super regulator', PCS members in Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) are balloting for strike action as they continue to wait for answers on key demands. Read more >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS reps can sign up for an Employment Rights Act training session taking place in October We are putting on two 90-minute PCS Academy online sessions to provide reps with an overview of the things you need to know now for your union work. Book your place now! www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Read our round-up of union activity in the UK and from around the world, including a hot weather victory, new indefinite strikes and union strength in the face of attacks. Find our more >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS's National Disputes Committee has agreed to suspend tomorrow’s strike by PCS members employed by OCS at the National Crime Agency, to allow security supervisors, security officers and CCTV operators time to consider an offer from their employer. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Capita is under increasing pressure as PCS prepares to hand in a petition on Monday (24) demanding an end to the civil service pension crisis and for the service to be brought in-house. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

With 125 Ministry of Defence caretakers at risk of redundancy and losing their homes, PCS member Roy, a caretaker at the army reserve centre in Wigan, shares how the MOD’s plans affect him and his fears for the future. Read his blog >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

We are urging support for PCS members who are taking two more days of strike action this month, the first on Wednesday (12), in their dispute over a planned restructure and lack of assurances over compulsory redundancies. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The Capita CEO asked Ian, a civil servant for over three decades, to have some sympathy but Ian’s incurable illness makes Capita’s institutional incompetence even harder to handle. Read his blog about his fight for his pension: www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Email your MP to save MOD caretaker jobs & homes The Ministry of Defence is consulting on plans to abolish 125 caretaker posts across the Army Reserve & University Officers' Training Corps estate, a move which also puts them at risk of homelessness. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS continues to meet weekly with representatives of the Cabinet Office. In the meeting on 24 July, we met with the newly-appointed director of civil service pensions Richard Vianello. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members at the V&A Museum in London are currently being balloted for strike action. Sign our petition to ask V&A directors and @lisanandymp.bsky.social secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, to meet our members' demands on pay, conditions and dignity at work.

E-actions deliver results for #PCS members. Members and supporters have sent thousands of emails to MPs in the last year, leading to campaign successes and activity in parliament. Find out more about the power of our campaigning work and how you can get involved >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Striking PCS members at Sodexo in Belfast fighting cuts to hours & jobs were joined on the picket line today by our president Bev Laidlaw. She said: "Their determination & unity send a powerful message that PCS members will always stand together in the fight for fairness, dignity & respect at work."

125 caretakers, including those working within military bases and also the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA), face redundancy and the loss of their homes under plans being considered by the Ministry of Defence. Read the web article >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members who work in security at the National Gallery in London are furious over potentially discriminatory two-tier staff facilities and a failure to offer the same backpay as gallery colleagues. Find out more by reading the article >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS backs calls for Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, to introduce electronic balloting and end the 50% ballot threshold. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

On strike for fairness, transparency and respect, is the message from PCS FCDO members taking their second day of action today in London and East Kilbride

PCS members at the National Library of Wales have secured a significant win for their pensions. Following a resounding ‘yes’ in the strike ballot, managers at the National Library of Wales (NLW) have immediately backed down on proposed detriments to workers’ pensions. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Read our round-up of union activity in the UK and from around the world, including maximum working temperatures, FCDO strike and repressed journalism in Israel. Get the details >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members joined many thousands of people for the annual Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday. Members of our young members’ network ran the PCS stall. Speakers called on the govt to change course to prevent the rise of Reform in our communities. Read our report >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote met our national young members committee ahead of Durham Miners' Gala this weekend and talked on a range of issues including how she got involved in activity and how important the young members' work is to our union.

"Cut CO2 not jobs," was the message from PCS members at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Defra who held a climate change rally in Westminster yesterday

Come and say hello to PCS staff who will be at Civil Service Live at the Excel in London next Tuesday and Wednesday (14 and 15 July). www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Westminster today to voice their anger over Capita's failed administration of the civil service pension scheme. #EndCapitaChaos #BringItInHouse Photo by Andy Aitchison. Read the web story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

In this week’s round-up of union activity in the UK and around the world: taxing the banks to cut bills, protesting Capita’s chronic pensions failings, gearing up for Durham Miners’ Gala and general strike called in Senegal >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Watch PCS Parliamentary Group Chair John McDonnell highlight in parliament the "near chaos" since the payment of civil service pensions was outsourced and call for the government to commit to returning the administration of civil service pensions to public control

Dedicated workers abandoned in retirement to cope without pensions and with difficult circumstances share their experiences. Read the article which contains some distressing details >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/... #EndCapitaChaos #BringItInHouse

Read our round-up of union activity in the UK and around the world 🌏 including resident doctors in England voting to accept an offer on pay and jobs, leadership challenges, victory for Teesside call handlers and campaigns against EU outsourcing >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Explanations and reassurances are needed for civilian staff working in the defence sector following the publication today of the government’s long-awaited defence investment plan. Read the PCS response >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Andrew, a partially-retired civil servant at the National Highways, explains how Capita’s misadministration of the civil service pensions scheme has caused him extreme stress and financial hardship. Read his blog which contains some distressing details >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

It has been a busy day for PCS at the #Chainmakers Festival in Cradley Heath. The annual event brings people together from across the country, to celebrate and commemorate the women chainmakers of Cradley Heath, and the wider trade union movement.

Read playwright Ed Waugh explain the inspiration for his play The Cramlington Train Wreckers about the 1926 General Strike, which due to trade union support, including PCS and @nipsa.bsky.social will be performed on 8, 9 and 12 July. Find out more including venues >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The PCS delegation has played an active role at the TUC LGBT+ Workers' Conference in Brighton this week. Pictured are full-time officer Laure Djida and PCS delegates Dave Magill, Fiona Brittle, Yemisi Ilesanmi, Eilonwy Awen and Liat Norris.

Retired or retiring civil servants who have been plunged into mental, physical and financial crises because of Capita’s mishandling of the civil service pension scheme share their stories. Read their stories and details of how you can keep up the pressure on govt >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Govt threatens to punish Capita if latest civil service pensions deadline is missed. Parliamentary secretary in the Cabinet Office Satvir Kaur told MPs during Cabinet Office questions on the crisis if Capita fails to deliver for scheme members by the end of June "all options will be considered."

DWP has announced today Service and Support Centre (SSC) closures in Motherwell, Glasgow, Derby, Hyde, Halifax, Torquay, Liverpool, Sunderland and Blackpool impacting thousands of staff. Read the story to find out more >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

A positive and productive Northern AGM was attended by PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote

Watch Jeannie powerfully explain to @itvnews.bsky.social the impact of the long delays on her family waiting for Capita to pay her late son Dean's death in service payment. #EndCapitaChaos #BringItInHouse

Read our round-up of union activity in the UK and from around the world, including a major step for government insourcing and a landmark convention for platform workers >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have voted for strike action over a planned restructure, a failure to meaningfully consult with unions, and the refusal to guarantee no compulsory redundancies. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

"We need to come together and make the case for social security, for our NHS, for education, and against war," PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote told an international conference against war on Saturday. Photo by Steve Eason. Find out more by reading Fran's blog >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

🌡️Red warning for heat – know your rights ☀️ A red weather warning has been issued for parts of the UK as temperatures soar. As we enter the summer proper after an incredibly warm spring, it’s important that PCS members are aware of their rights. Read the guidance >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

To mark #WindrushDay , Bill, a former civil servant and researcher who specialises in Black British history, writes about the mythology surrounding Empire Windrush and its passengers’ early experiences in workplaces and unions. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

As the World Cup kicks off, for #RefugeeWeek on the PCS blog, Charlotte from Care4Calais reflects on the talent of a young Kurdish boy she's worked with. She also counters some myths and explains what you can do to show solidarity with refugees >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...