The photo shows Meg who is smiling and has short dark hair and is wearing a striped top
For National Apprenticeship Week, PCS young member Meg says when she started out as a modern apprentice in the civil service being a union member helped her feel supported
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On my 📻 Martin Cavanagh President @pcsunion.bsky.social on civil service pension scandal 👏
It pays to be in a union. Strikes work ✊
125% increase in membership
A consolidated pay offer which is 50-80% higher than the original offer
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BBC News - Retired civil servants left in pension limbo
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"We believe that this work should be run by the civil service, under ministerial control, so that it can be properly resourced and pensions paid on time." @pcsunion.bsky.social
Dave’s quick take on the ScottishBudget - patch and mend. A classic election-year budget. A few eye-catching sweeteners, a little cash spread around to placate as many as possible, and promises of things to come. Tough decisions are deferred to the next govt. unisondave.blogspot.com/2026/01/scot...
Work for PCS! We have several vacancies for industrial officers, based at various locations in England, Scotland and Wales.
The deadline for applications is 26 January.
More details and application form on the website - www.pcs.org.uk/work-pcs
The photo shows 12 people either stood or sat behind a table holding a copy of the PCS manifesto for the 2026 Senedd elections.
Read 📔 PCS Cymru manifesto demands for candidates at this year's Senedd elections, launched at an event at the Senedd last month
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Photograph by Natasha Hirst
Poster showing a snowy London skyline with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in black and white. Bold white text urges viewers to help homeless Londoners find shelter. Instructions direct people to use the StreetLink service by searching the name, sharing the location of someone sleeping rough, and clicking submit. The message emphasizes that local services will then offer shelter and support.
This is literally saving lives - and we can save even more with your help.
Share and bookmark this post for when you next see a Londoner sleeping rough.
We'll do everything in our power to get them into the warm.
2025 - A year in view. Six major papers, eight briefings, an inspiring memorial lecture and other events and interventions. Many thanks to our affiliates and supporters who make all this possible. More to come in 2026. reidfoundation.scot
Building connections with politicians is incredibly important in mobilising change. Find out about our work behind the scenes in our 2025 Annual Review. buff.ly/YdOXjSt
It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
Our team have works with journalists to provide in-depth analysis, opinion pieces and interviews, to make the case for electoral reform and push vital democratic issues higher up the news agenda to increase public support. Find out more in our Annual Review
Our latest briefing examines the impact of the UK Budget and the challenges facing ScotGov. The UK Budget provides some relief, but a medium-term funding gap remains. We need radical reform of devolved taxation rather than tinkering at the edges.
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Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the 21st Century.
Our new paper on Industrial Strategy Zones (Freeport’s etc). At best, they represent poor value for money, at worst, a systematic transfer of collective sovereignty from communities to corporations. What we need is a comprehensive industrial strategy. reidfoundation.scot/2025/12/indu...
The Met Police's plans to close a number of front counters have been put on hold after campaigning and pressure from PCS.
You can use our e-action to contact your MP to support our demand that future closure plans should be subject to public consultation. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
Building connections with politicians is incredibly important in mobilising change.
See what we've been working on this year in this year's Annual Review: electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...
Solidarity ✊️
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.
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Solidarity ✊️
Solidarity ✊️
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.
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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.
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The image shows the House of Parliament and above it is the text PCS Westminster security staff to strike on Budget Day
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
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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.
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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
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