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IL Open Meeting: The Crisis in PCS – Save the National Campaign! 7pm, Thursday 25th June
PCS is in crisis. At ADC in May, after years of insultingly low pay rises for members and complete inaction from our national union, delegates voted overwhelmingly to change things. You voted to launch a real, fighting national campaign, including mobilising our industrial strength and moving to a ballot by September; if the Government does…
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NEC Report: Defend PCS Lay Led Democracy!
On 11 June the PCS General Secretary (GS), who always acts as a leader of Left Unity (LU), sent an all-member’s email, and uploaded a video and branch briefing to the PCS website, giving a highly inaccurate and factional account of the 11 June NEC meeting. The GS gratuitously attacked the democratically elected President and…
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PCS Annual Delegate Conference 2026 Report
Conference and the Mood for Change ADC 2026 marks a significant shift for PCS members and reps. Following our success as part of the Coalition for Change in the NEC elections, ADC has now given Independent Left members on the NEC a resounding mandate to change the direction of the union and put the fight…
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PCS DWP Group Conference 2026
The annual conference of the DWP Group in PCS took place on the 18th and 19th of May. This conference deals directly with all employment issues relating to DWP staff and outsourced workers on DWP contracts. The conference debated 49 motions from branches, ranging from pay to hybrid working to welfare reform and attendance management.…
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Why do the DWP GEC hate sex workers?
Last month, the publication of motions to be debated at this year’s DWP Group Conference gave all of us an insight into the socially conservative politics of the current group leadership. However well-meaning some of its supporters may be, Motion A11 seeks to negotiate with the employer to penalise claimants who use OnlyFans and similar…
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ELECTED! But the Best is Yet to Come
On Friday, the Coalition for Change was elected to a vital majority on the PCS National Executive Committee, including the Presidency, the Deputy Presidency, two out of three Vice Presidents, and 17 out of 30 NEC Ordinary Members. This is a resounding success for the Coalition and all PCS members, with an unassailable mandate to…