It was another impressive showing on the picket line from PCS DWP strikers in Lincoln today on the 4th day of their action. And they were visited by more picket line pooches and a kind local authority worker who bought them breakfast #Solidarity #DWPLincolnStrike #PCSonStrike

It was another inspiring day of the @BritLibraryPCS strike for fair pay with dozens on the picket line and incredible speakers including renowned novelist Zadie Smith, actor Ayvianna Snow, and PCS President Martin Cavanagh! Thanks everyone for your amazing support! #PCSonStrike

PCS Members Vote Yes to Retain Union Political Fund 90.6% of members vote to ensure PCS remains a political campaigning union. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Hundreds of PCS members are striking today over their employer’s refusal to pay them a London cost-of-living payment given to police officers.They joined vibrant picket lines at New Scotland Yard, Hendon, Lambeth, Sidcup and Bow before coming together for a rally #PCS #PCSonStrike #MetOnStrike

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/...

It's day 2 on the picket line at DWP Lincoln and PCS members are out in number again striking to fight for their jobs. They have been joined by group president Angela Grant, members of the Midlands regional sec committee and the regional secretary. #PCSonStrike #DWPLincolnStrike

Read the latest issue of our members’ magazine PCS People, focusing on the ballot to retain the PCS Political Fund and includes several articles about how the political fund is used and its importance. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/... The animation shows the pages turning of the latest issue

Day 87 on the MyCSP picket line and the PCS strikers are still going strong in their fight for union recognition. #MyCSPonStrike #PCSonStrike

Great turnout on the DWP Lincoln picket line this morning on day 1 of the 2-week strike by members fighting the closure of their office and job cuts. There were picket line pooches, PCS cup cakes and a camper van serving coffee and tea to the pickets. #PCSonStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Support our Met Police members on Wednesday 5 November as they strike over their employer’s refusal to pay them a London cost-of-living payment.

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/...

More authors booked for events at the British Library are pulling out in solidarity with our striking members #BritishLibraryonStrike www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

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

Big shout out to the 100+ British Library members out on the picket line today, on strike over pay. Thanks to @rmtunion.bsky.social general secretary Eddie Dempsey who came along to speak to the strikers in #solidarity. #BritishLibraryOnStrike #PCSonStrike

Remember to vote YES in our ballot to retain the PCS Political Fund and make sure we can keep on raising our members' issues in the UK parliaments. Ballot closes 5 November, so post your ballot paper today!

Thank you so much for your support!

DWP has announced that it plans to close 3 more Service and Support Centres in Dover, Warrington and St Helens in September 2026. PCS members in the Lincoln City Hall Service Centre will strike from 4 November to 17 November to fight the closure of their office. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

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

👋 Come and say hi! 👋If you work for the Department For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, find out why you should join PCS, or if you’re already a member how to get more involved in your union by visiting the friendly PCS team at our stall at Defra Live in York tmrw. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS will strongly resist plans by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to slash its UK-based workforce by up to 30%, putting nearly 2,000 jobs at risk. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Out again on the MyCSP picket line in Liverpool. Rep Gary Wheeler said "This is our 15th week of action. Denying our right to recognition is just as wrong today as it was on day one. We will not give up our union rights!" Well said! #PCSonStrike #Solidarity

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...

Brilliant turnout on the MyCSP picket line in Liverpool today! Still out there fighting for union recognition. #Solidarity!

In the consultative ballot of PCS members in DWP, that closed today, 80.5% of members who voted have indicated that they are willing to support potential industrial action over pay. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 PCS DWP members in Lincoln have voted overwhelmingly to strike in support of keeping their office open. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members working for the Metropolitan Police Service have voted over management's refusal to pay them a London cost of living allowance that is paid to police officers. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Rupesh and Nicole from DWP Cheshire were all set up ready today to sign up new members to PCS. They said: "Sign up today to let your voice be heard and vote in the political fund ballot to keep it heard." Join PCS before 15 October to vote in our vital ballot to retain the PCS Political Fund.

Our political fund means we can talk to political parties and push them to do the right thing. In Northern Ireland this really matters, as Stormont controls issues like equality law, employment rights, housing, transport, and the environment. Vote YES in the ballot. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

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

Tomorrow! For week 2 of #BlackHistoryMonth, our guest speakers will deliver powerful contributions on the issue of sexual harassment faced by Black women, exploring experiences and the wider structural problem of misogynoir. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Week 14 on the MyCSP picket lines in Cheadle and Liverpool - yes, we're still here and still feeling strong! 💪 #PCSonStrike #Solidarity

PCS is horrified by the horrendous car and knife attack at Heaton Park synagogue in Greater Manchester. Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones of those sadly killed in today's attack and our thoughts and solidarity go to all those affected by these events. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Black History Month starts today! 🤎✊🏿✊🏾🖤 PCS is celebrating Black History Month throughout October with a series of 5 online events around the themes of power - collective strength - and pride - reflecting identity, culture, and achievement. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Let down again on pay day? Vote YES in the DWP consultative ballot. Read Angela's blog on why DWP members need to take action on pay NOW. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The PCS DWP Group is running a Super Saturday event on 4 October. Our reps are calling members who have not yet voted, speaking to them about the pay ballot and the importance of making voting. Please look out for a call any time between 8am and 8pm on Saturday. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS has joined calls for home secretary Shabana Mahmood to focus on bringing communities together and stop the “scapegoating of migrants” in an open letter to the home secretary signed by more than 100 organisations. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Dozens of leaflets were handed out to highlight pay inequality at Met Police outside New Scotland Yard this morning as PCS activists urged colleagues to vote yes in the ballot 🗳 and get their papers back by 9 October.

🔔One week left to vote yes in the DWP pay ballot 🗳🔔 It is crucial that our members in the Department for Work and Pensions vote in the pay ballot and send a powerful message to their employer to address chronic low pay www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS is calling on all members and supporters to stand shoulder to shoulder with Birmingham’s striking refuse workers on Saturday morning (20 September) at a major rally and march in the city. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

It's wet on the MyCSP picket line today but our members' spirits aren't dampened. At least there's some protection from the rain under the office building, even if the employer isn't prepared to provide any protection to our members by recognising PCS. #Solidarity #PCSonStrike

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨Hundreds of PCS members working at energy regulator Ofgem's London, Glasgow and Cardiff offices are striking from 29 September until 3 October in their long-running dispute about pay, jobs, working conditions and industrial relations. #PCSonStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS is balloting 6,500 members for strike action following the Met Police’s refusal to extend the £1,250 London Allowance to civilian police staff - despite previously agreeing to discuss it during 2024/25 pay talks. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

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

@rmtunion.bsky.social with the support of PCS, will protest outside the Home Office at 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF from 8am on Wednesday (17) against skilled worker visa changes pushing migrant rail and civil service workers into crisis. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

With 3 weeks until the start of our political fund ballot read an update on our political activities and what the fund has done for members across our union. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS is balloting members at the British Library (London branch) for strike action from today until noon on 13 October over the organisation’s failure to offer an above-inflation pay award for a second consecutive year. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

PCS members employed by pension administrator MyCSP have already undertaken 10 weeks of strike action. Now we have formally notified the employer of plans to extend the industrial action by a further six weeks, continuing until 7 November. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

In Brighton for #TUC25 ? Join our fringe to hear about our case for progressive economics for a progressive society at the Brighton Centre, meeting room 1A, speakers include John McDonnell and PCS DWP Group President Angela Grant, chaired by president Martin Cavanagh. www.tuc.org.uk/Congress2025...