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Culture workers' strikes start with focus on Propaganda
A series of strikes in the culture and heritage sector opens with walkouts by British Library workers on Thursday (16) and Friday (17), the Public and Commercial Services union announces.
Unemployment high, wages low - life in Tory Britain
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka comments on today's unemployment and pay figures...
Rolling action continues with environment walkouts
A national three-month campaign of strikes and protests by the Public and Commercial Services union continues tomorrow (15) with a strike by environment staff.
PCS: Mutualisation of ideological team proves lack of appetite
The lack of appetite from civil servants to become part of a ‘mutual' is proved today by the announcement the next in line for part-privatisation is a small team wedded to the Cabinet Office's ideology, the Public and Commercial Services union said.
PCS: 'Grave concern' as government refuses to rule out further coastguard cuts
The government's refusal to rule out further cuts to coastguard stations is a "grave concern", the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Clegg's flexible work pledge is 'pure hypocrisy'
Nick Clegg's pledge to extend flexible leave is "pure hypocrisy", the Public and Commercial Services union says, because his government is seeking to cut it in the civil service.
PCS: Move against support for union members is political
Government plans announced today (8) to cut the time union representatives can spend supporting their colleagues coincides with a wider threat to working conditions and is politically driven, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
PCS: Welfare cuts are a 'perverse redistribution of wealth'
Commenting on reports chancellor George Osborne will today announce a further £10.5 billion cut from the welfare budget, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
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.
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