A round up of key developments on Wednesday in the PCS Annual Delegate’s Conference. Disability champions get go ahead “I would like conference to support this motion to ensure every branch in every group has a disability champion.” With this strong call to conference in motion A48, Valerie Holman from DWP Essex branch began...
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Campaigning for the Home Office We Want to See in Croydon
A round up from the PCS Conference: Wednesday
Tell Debenhams and GAP to back Bangladesh safety plan
Since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka last month, in which more than 1100 garment workers died, companies and unions have united to help fix Bangladesh’s terrible workplace safety conditions. More than 30 major clothing brands have signed a new Fire and Building Safety Accord that will make a huge difference...
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A round up from the PCS Conference: Tuesday
A round up of key developments on Tuesday in the PCS Annual Delegate’s Conference. Support for the Shrewsbury 24 Campaign The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign is trying to get justice for the pickets convicted and jailed after the 1972 national building industry dispute, as outlined in a lively PCS conference fringe event. Of the six...
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PCS Croydon wins national union communication award
On Thursday 23 May this website, www.pcscroydon.org.uk, attracted national plaudits by taking first prize in the PCS union’s annual Communications Award. PCS Croydon is a collaborative project run by two independent branches in the Home Office based in Croydon. West Croydon branch secretary Richard Gillingham accepted the award from PCS President Janice Godrich on...
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Racism in the UK Independence Party
As a union PCS is committed to combating prejudice whereever it is found. The United Kingdom Independence Party is a legitimate political party, although it is one with whom a great many trade unionists will have profound criticisms. Scratch beneath the surface and in every political party you will find there are a small...
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Land Registry privatisation: A Croydon PCS rep speaks out
Land Registry has been a trading fund for many years; and apart from the period following immediately following the financial crash this model has served both Land Registry and government well. The announcement from Land Registry last week that the minister Michael Fallon has signed off the proposal to move us from a trading...
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Victimisation of trades union representatives in the Home department
On the 13th of May John McDonnell MP, who is chair of the PCS parliamentary group in Westminster tabled Early Day Motion 67 about the conduct of Home Office managers in victimising trade union representatives. The full motion reads as follows: That this House is concerned at the number of trades union representatives who...
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Mandate Meeting: A reminder
All members based in Lunar House in Croydon are encouraged to attend the branch mandating meeting in room 1914-16...
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PCS elections, make your vote count
Members should have recently received, or be about to receive, at your home address, your election booklets and ballot...
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Message from Mike Jones, PCS Home Office group secretary
For members who have not received an email directly below we have reproduced a message sent to members by...
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Action short of strike: guidance for members
Members will be aware that PCS has called a rolling program of action. Members across the group have been,...
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Croydon reps elected to Home Office group positions
At the moment PCS members in the Home Office are receiving and casting votes for those members who will...
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Action momentum building across the Home Office
Members in different areas of the Home Office are taking part in four days of strike action this week....
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Advice to shift workers
In a global message to all staff issued on Friday 12th April the Home Office misinformed staff that PCS...
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Urgent Briefing: Croydon Home Office Strike (16-19th April)
Next week PCS members across the Home Office will all take part in strike action in an escalation of...
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Home Office hardship fund
PCS is currently embroiled in an industrial dispute with the employer over many issues, in particular the scandalous attacks...
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