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Our reaction to #Budget2026 Our members will be hit by the extended freeze in the income tax threshold. We welcome the scrapping of the 2-child limit but more must be done on the cost-of-living crisis and on the unfairness of our tax system. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

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Find out more about our activities this year in our 2025 Annual Review. By using our voice in the media, developing in-depth research and policy, campaigning and influencing and making the case online, we’ve led the charge for democratic reform. electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...

A water system that works for people and nature. While Scotland has avoided the worst aspects of privatisation in E&W, many challenges remain for Scottish Water. Dave Watson from the Reid Foundation will discuss on Monday 24 Nov. At 7pm. Register👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-water-sy...

Watch PCS GS Fran Heathcote talk about the new report by #PCS & Refugees Together: "The economic case for a fair and humane asylum system," launched in parliament last night. Produced by @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social it makes the case for a fair & humane asylum system. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members in the parliamentary security department are striking on Budget Day (26 November) over attacks on their terms and conditions, including the loss of 6 days' paid annual leave/rest days following the imposition of an extended shift pattern. #PCSonStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The DWP is refusing to back down on its decision to close Lincoln Service Centre. #PCS members are therefore taking further strike action from 1 December to 2 January 2026. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

When Keir Starmer ran to be Labour leader in 2020, he pledged to “defend migrants’ rights” and to have “an immigration system based on compassion and dignity”. How far he has fallen: not just in the polls but morally too. My new column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/labo...

This is inhumane and will not stop people fleeing from war, oppression or repression! BBC News - Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wow! If I wasn't a fan girl already... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The theme of this year's #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth is "Flip the Script". Read Mohammed's blog on why this year it is more important than ever to challenge and change the narrative. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Our paper on the causes of working age ill health. reidfoundation.scot/2025/06/tack...

PCS members are over halfway through their 2-week strike against low pay at the British Library, support them by using our e-action to call on MPs to demand increased grant in aid funding for the library and stand up for fair treatment. #BritishLibraryOnStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Best news from across the pond in a long time! ✊️ BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg... Election day live updates: Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race - BBC News

PCS extends its sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by the mass stabbing attack on a London North Eastern Railway train near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire on Saturday night. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

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If there was only an award for the best picket line placards..... Thanks to @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social MP for coming along to talk to the #PCS British Library strikers on the picket line today. Solidarity means so much 🙏 #BritishLibraryonStrike #PCSonStrike #Solidarity

UKGov has announced a digital ID scheme to help combat illegal working while making it easier to use vital government services. In this briefing, we examine the proposal, the experiences of other countries and the challenges the scheme faces. reidfoundation.scot/2025/10/digi...

On my radio @davemoxham.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social talking energy jobs

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PCS is looking for a Press Officer to manage and develop our media profile. We're looking for an experienced journalist or press officer with articulate and persuasive writing skills to be the first point of contact representing PCS in the media. Closing date 3 November. www.pcs.org.uk/work-pcs

Read the Labour List article by Andy McDonald MP in which he says #Budget2025 in November must include long-term plan for pay restoration, which PCS has long called for. labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill – There is an urgent need to strengthen FoI legislation in Scotland. We support Katy Clark’s Bill and explain why in our submission and briefing here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/10/free...

In a major survey 📋 of PCS disabled members, a majority said that the benefits they received were inadequate to meet their needs. Find out more details >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Work for PCS! We're looking for a Head of Communications to lead the team. The deadline is 20 October - more details and to apply: www.pcs.org.uk/work-pcs

Members of the House of Lords should be held accountable by the public. We need an elected second chamber so we can decide who sits in parliament.

If you were unable to attend the memorial lecture or would like to hear Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah again, you can watch the lecture on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/08/jimm...

Scotland's Trade Unions: Opportunities for Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Struggle. A joint project with the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). Launched at the Memorial Lecture, you can now download a copy from our website. reidfoundation.scot/2025/10/scot...

It was an honour to once again chair the annual Jimmy Reid Memorial lecture and be inspired by Ghassan's hope.

Tonight! Looking forward to chairing the lecture

One week to go before the Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot.

There were many, many more of us standing up to racism in Glasgow yesterday than the those who wrapped themselves in Scottish and Union flags and lies to blame immigrants for society's ills.

Huge fanfare for a long-overdue statement of the obvious. BBC News - Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state www.bbc.com/news/article...

Two weeks to go before the Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot. Or Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-reid...

Brilliant turnout on the MyCSP picket line in Liverpool on a wet, autumnal morning, with great support from our general secretary Fran Heathcote and president Martin Cavanagh. 11th week on strike and still going strong. #PCSonStrike #Solidarity

Report here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/06/tack...

Labour urged to create ‘national occupational health service’ - something that we called for (Scotland version as health is devolved) in a report earlier this year. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

The last date for membership applications if you want to vote in this year's ERS' internal Board elections is Wednesday 10 September. Join now if you want to take part secure.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/110854/...

If you’re heading for #TUC25 then be sure to give @pcsunion.bsky.social stand a visit. You’ll find us located in the Brighton Centre, stall numbers 70/71/72

One month to go before our annual lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot. Or Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-reid...

If correctly written: "Ministers are to announce a tightening of migration rules as the government hands over the political agenda to Nigel Farage" Both immoral and politically inept. Well done Yvette Cooper.

And to cap it all, OFGEM's own workers are on strike over pay and conditions. Show support via @pcs_union BBC News - Energy prices expected to rise ahead of winter www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba has brought a motion to the Scottish Parliament supporting #PCS members in dispute with the energy regulator, Ofgem. If you live in Scotland, you can ask your MSP to support the motion. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Where is the hard evidence that asylum seekers are disproportionately a criminal threat to communities than any other demograph? BBC News - Practical and political pain for Home Office after hotel ruling www.bbc.com/news/article...