@PCSBroadLeft

Fighting for a democratically-run PCS union and for a serious national campaign on pay, pensions, rights & the rest.

 United Kingdom
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Build for a Special Delegate Conference in PCS, take back our union!
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Watching the new intake of MPs puckering up to kiss the Dear Leader’s arse while he’s stabbing the constituency that elected him is a sight to see. The PCS amendment at TUC Congress that opposed the Winter Fuel Payment cuts came from BLN. We won’t stop. Still fighting all cuts.
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PCS - the civil service union
@pcs_union9 Sep 2024
A very wet G4S picket in Oldham this morning. Well done strikers! #G4SPayUp #PCSonStrike #solidarity
7 members on the picket line with placards saying: G4S pay up

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Crunch NEC today in PCS - fight for a serious campaign against the wildly undemocratic roadblocks thrown up by the General Secretary and President bln.org.uk/2024/08/27/motion…

Motions from the PCS NEC Left Coalition to the Emergency NEC: 27 August 2024

Motion 1 – delegated talks and the national campaign This NEC notes that despite having no agreement from the NEC, the General Secretary has circulated her views to members regarding pay, nam…

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UK civil service pay remit published: the route to a major dispute on the union’s key demands. bln.org.uk/2024/08/07/uk-civ…

UK Civil Service pay remit published – but uncertainty remains for civil servants

Rachel Reeves, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced on 29 July that the civil service pay remit for UK government pay awards in 2024/25 would be set at 5%. Departments and the various bod…

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Unite for pay, jobs and homes, against racism - bln.org.uk/2024/08/05/unite-…

Unite for pay, jobs and homes against racism

Broad Left Network activists have, over the last week, been attending demonstrations and counter-demonstrations across the UK. From the demonstration in London on 27 July to the many towns that saw…

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A response to the Daily Mail’s offensive attacks on prominent PCS trans activist. bln.org.uk/2024/08/04/respon…

Response to Mail on Sunday’s attack on trans activist

PCS Broad Left Network firmly rejects the disgusting, irresponsible and divisive article published in the 4 August 2024 edition of the Mail on Sunday regarding respected senior trade unionist, soci…

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Who runs PCS union? A report on the PCS national executive committee of 17-18 July. bln.org.uk/2024/07/23/pcs-me…

PCS MEMBERS VOTED FOR CHANGE IN THE NEC ELECTIONS: THIS IS BEING BLOCKED

Who runs PCS? A report on the NEC of 17-18 July Since taking office in May 2024, the new PCS Left Coalition majority on the union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has had several priorities. Th…

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Report from the second NEC of the electoral year, on 10 July. Report of NEC 3 due shortly. bln.org.uk/2024/07/21/tories…

Tories smashed – now rebuild PCS and prepare for the next battle

Thousands of PCS members will have been celebrating as the Tories crashed out of office on 4th July.  But the mood about the new government is muted. And with good reason. Many of us remember …

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@pcs_union5 Jul 2024
G4S members on the picket line at Caxton House, London. They are here today to send a clear message to the new government. #PayUpG4S #Solidarity
PCS strikers on the picket line with a banner saying End the outsourcing of government workers

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Tories out!
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PCS Liverpool Museums@PCSLiverpoolMus12 Jun 2024
Our comrades @I_W_M are facing derecognition of the union in a clear attack against PCS which, as we've seen, wins big for its members across the Culture Secror. Help them out and sign this message to their director. Together we'll see off this attack! megaphone.org.uk/petitions/s…

Stop derecognition at Imperial War Museum!

PCS has played a vital role in advocating for the rights and interests of employees at IWM for many years. Derecognising PCS union could lead to worsened working conditions. It would not only...

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Joaquim M.@Joaquim1205676 Jun 2024
PCS ADC 2024: Lay Reps Take Back Control – PCS Broad Left Network Sadly some elements within ⁦@pcs_union⁩ R ready 2 try 2 block the democratic movement & don’t bother about lay Reps sacked 4 their activism. ⁦@PCSBroadLeft⁩ ⁦⁦@PCS_IL⁩ bln.org.uk/2024/06/02/pcs-ad…

PCS ADC 2024: Lay Reps Take Back Control

Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) met in Brighton from the afternoon of Tuesday 21 May until 1pm on Thursday 23 May. Conference met a mere six days after the union’s national strike ballot results w…

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bln.org.uk/2024/05/28/nation… Regardless of members’ decision on the issue of the non-consolidated payment, there are still battles ahead for PCS members at NML & for the wider culture sector. We’ll be saddling up right alongside @PCSLiverpoolMus & @PCSCultureGroup. #15now #NMLpayup

National Museums Liverpool Strike Suspended

As noted on the PCS website, the National Museums Liverpool (NML) strike has been suspended from 28 May until 2 June, at the request of the Branch Executive Committee, while uni…

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Striking resumed today by @PCSLiverpoolMus: @NML_Muse pay up the money workers are owed! PCS Broad Left Network stands full-square behind the dispute.
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PCS Liverpool Museums@PCSLiverpoolMus18 May 2024
Once upon a time, we were promised a cost-of-living payment... So on this 'Fairytales' themed picket line, forget evil queens and witheld fortunes. We still hold out for our happy ever after! Give up your golden egg, don't be a sleeping beauty, and pay your workers! #NMLPayUp – at Liverpool, England
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PCS Culture Group@PCSCultureGroup15 May 2024
We're not bragging but the Culture Group smashed it...
PCS - the civil service union
@pcs_union15 May 2024
📣 PCS Strike Ballot Results Published The ballot papers have been counted in our strike ballot that closed on 13 May Full details and results here: pcs.org.uk/news-events/news/… #PCS
Red image with text saying: PCS National Strike Ballot Results

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PCS Liverpool Museums@PCSLiverpoolMus11 May 2024
Solidarity forever 🎶 Today we were joined in solidarity outside @Worl_Museum by @LGBTSocialists and @SocialistAltEWS We’ll be out here every weekend, bank holiday, and school holiday until @NML_Muse do right by their workers and pay up! #NMLPayUp
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PCS Liverpool Museums@PCSLiverpoolMus7 May 2024
Our rep Stuart gave a powerful speech at the May Day Parade yesterday, stressing the importance of collective action. “If anything has become evident to me in this period of time it's the power we posess, the working class posses, the power to say no!” #NMLPayUp #PCSonStrike
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ASLEF rail strikes this week - back the drivers, get rid of a government that is blocking a fair settlement. No sale of terms and conditions just to break even on pay against cost of living hikes!
NSSN@NSSN_AntiCuts7 May 2024
Read this week's #NSSN bulletin no.678: Support @ASLEFunion #RailStrikes shopstewards.net/2024/05/nss…

NSSN 678: Support ASLEF rail strikes - National Shop Stewards Network

The NSSN sends solidarity to ASLEF and its members on strike this week. Keep supporting the strikes and all other workers in dispute who are also taking action. Support ASLEF strikes picket line...

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