About PCS

Tuesday, 02, Dec 2008 02:40

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is the union for staff working in government departments, agencies, public bodies and private sector companies delivering government services.

We represent more than 320,000 members and are one of the largest and fastest growing trade unions in the country.

Our members deliver a wide range of public services; from customs officers, tax inspectors and national museum and gallery staff to coastguards, jobcentre and immigration service workers.

PCS is a modern, campaigning union, with a central focus on protecting public services and jobs, pensions and topical issues affecting the civil service. Our parliamentary group, which was set up in 2003, includes more than 60 MPs and is active in the union’s many high profile campaigns.

Our negotiations with employers cover all employment matters, including pay, sickness absence, pensions, training and lifelong learning. We also offer comprehensive collective and personal representation on problems at work. Our aim is to have a PCS voice in every workplace where we have members.

All members receive a magazine, PCS View, which is published ten times a year, as well as a diary and handbook and regular briefings about the union’s work in their area of employment. PCS members can also take advantage of a wide range of membership benefits and services such as independent financial advice, stress and legal helplines and discounts on a range of goods and services.

If you would like to find out more about PCS please contact us on 0207 924 2727, visit www.pcs.org.uk or write to us at PCS, 160 Falcon Road, London, SW11 2LN.