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Strike against cuts that 'wind clock back 40 years'
Equality staff will strike tomorrow (23) against cuts that risk winding the clock back four decades and abandoning people who face discrimination and prejudice, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.
DVLA office fight moves to parliament
MPs will be lobbied tomorrow (Wednesday 22 February) by campaigners who want to stop the closure of all 39 regional offices of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
Lightning strikes in tax offices over privatisation fears
More than 20,000 tax officers will hold lightning walkouts today against plans to bring in private companies to do their work, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.
Civil servants confirm rejection of pay more, work longer, get less
Senior elected representatives of the Public and Commercial Services union, by far the largest union in the civil service, today (11) confirmed a rejection of the government's planned cuts to public sector pensions.
Regional pay would drive down wages and depress economies
Any move to introduce regional pay for public sector workers would be resisted, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Madness to close jobcentres as unemployment rises
The Public and Commercial Services Union has condemned plans to close 19 jobcentres across the UK, announced by the Department for Work and Pensions today.
PCS: Tax enquiry ‘privatisation’ poses serious threat to jobs and security
More than 21,000 Revenue and Customs workers could take action over HMRC plans to use private sector providers to answer phone calls from taxpayers.
PCS: Government should invest to improve HMRC efficiency
The government has acknowledged concerns raised by the Treasury select committee about a problem with leadership in Revenue and Customs but the continuing drive to cut staff will only worsen the situation, says PCS.
PCS: High Court challenge to public sector pensions switch
Six unions have mounted a legal challenge on behalf of millions of public sector workers over what inflation index is used to increase their pensions.
PCS: Ministers urged to give public sector fair go in race to run prisons
Ministers are being urged by unions to give public sector in-house bids equal consideration as firms gather in London to hear about the next round of possible privatisations.
PCS: Maude's 'wishful thinking' over appetite for mutual
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude's continuing claims that his attempt at mutualising a government body enjoys staff support is completely undermined by figures that show almost no employees see the benefits.
PCS: Halt the cuts or abandon a generation to unemployment
With youth unemployment hitting a record high and the total number of people out of work the highest since the Tories were last in office, the Public and Commercial Services union says the government must take urgent action to reverse the damage it is doing to our economy.
PCS: Public sector job cuts estimate raises questions about OBR
The latest estimate of public sector job cuts confirms the Public and Commercial Services union's view that they are damaging our economy and raises serious questions about the independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
PCS: 'Reckless and provocative' redundancy threat for benefits staff
The threat of compulsory redundancy given to hundreds of benefits staff today (6) is a "reckless and provocative" act, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Millionaire Cameron's economic illiteracy causes misery for millions
Commenting ahead of prime minister David Cameron's speech to the Conservative party conference, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said this:
PCS: Coastguard staff believe government cuts risk safety
Coastguard staff overwhelmingly believe the government's latest attempt to cut their jobs and close stations will put the public at risk, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.
PCS: Welfare plans mean 'big profits for big business'
Plans by the government to further 'open up' the welfare state will simply mean "big profits for big business" the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Council tax savings dwarfed by extra money from lifting pay freeze
Lifting the public sector pay freeze would give the average civil servant's household 16 times more than the saving under chancellor George Osborne's rehashed council tax freeze announcement, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Call for return to national negotiations on cost grounds
The Public and Commercial Services union today (30) calls on the government to reinstate national negotiations over pay and conditions in the civil service to save money and time.
PCS: Formal backing for 250,000 civil servants to join 30 November strike
Formal backing for more than a quarter of a million civil and public servants to join a public sector-wide strike on 30 November puts the Public and Commercial Services union on a "war footing".
PCS: Employers must give agency workers equal rights
Agency workers must receive the same pay and conditions as permanent staff, says the Public and Commercial Services union as new regulations come into force.
PCS: Fraud risk heightened by cuts to charity regulator
Good causes could lose billions of pounds a year to fraud if cuts to the charity regulator go through, the Public and Commercial Services union is warning.
PCS: Missing tax massively underestimated by HMRC
The amount of tax lost to our public finances every year is more than three times the government's estimate, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Double inflation pay deal for IT workers after strike threat
A major pay deal which means an 11% increase for the lowest paid has been agreed for private sector IT staff on government contracts after the threat of strike action by the Public and Commercial Services union.
PCS: Historic strike on 30 November to build on June's success
A quarter of a million civil and public servants from the Public and Commercial Services union will be part of an historic day of mass industrial action and protest on 30 November.
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