Public and Commercial Services Union

A call for unity across the union movement against government cuts dominated PCS delegates' interventions at the 2011 TUC congress, held in London 12-14 September. 

Protecting pensions, defending workers' rights and opposing the cutting and sell-off of public services were among the issues we debated at the event.

Congress represents more than six million trade union members. The annual event decides the direction of the TUC’s campaigning over the coming year and is an opportunity for demonstrations of solidarity across the union movement.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “The TUC allows us to show unity with public sector workers across the union movement against government cuts. We will be urging workers to stand together

“There is an alternative to cuts. This includes: protecting and creating jobs to secure the economic recovery, taxing the banks, big business and the super-rich, with a crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance."

Congress reports

Wednesday

• Unity grows in pensions fightback

• Show Egyptian unions our support

• Cuts raise safety fears

• Serwotka hails growing public sector fightback

• Make Palestinian state a reality

Tuesday

• Fighting the privatisation of justice

• Fighting for equal pay for young workers

• Anger over congress downsizing

• PCS rep Nick picks up TUC youth award

• Knee-jerk reaction to riots condemned

• PCS calls on Labour leader to back action on pensions

• PCS decries Miliband's 'slap in the face' for public sector workers

• Together we can win

Monday 

• Every cut has a victim, says PCS president

• Fair pensions for all, demand delegates

• PCS at TUC tells government to invest in jobs and fairer society

• Government cuts hitting black workers 

Sunday

• Fringe event stresses need for action against cuts

 

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