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Challenge to Iain Duncan Smith to prove anyone better off on benefits
29 April 2013
PCS today issues a challenge to work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith to prove his claim that anyone is better off on benefits than in work.
Osborne 'not just incompetent, but an economic vandal'
25 April 2013
Commenting on today's official figures that showed only 0.3% growth in the first quarter of this year, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
Fresh walkout planned as Gove's department confirms office closures
24 April 2013
Education secretary Michael Gove's civil servants will walk out on strike again next week, PCS announces as his department confirms the closure of half of its offices.
Osborne's austerity failing to cut budget deficit
23 April 2013
Chancellor George Osborne's austerity is causing misery for millions of people but failing to cut the budget deficit.
'Victory for society' as government ditches plan to scrap Lawrence legacy law
23 April 2013
The government's U-turn on plans to scrap the general equality duty is a "victory for society as a whole", PCS says.
Lords equality vote falls on Lawrence murder anniversary
21 April 2013
PCS is calling on peers to save key equality legislation brought in after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in a vote that falls on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Escalated strikes put spotlight on Home Office failings
15 April 2013
An escalation of strikes across the Home Office will increase pressure on a department continually criticised for serious delays and backlogs.
Solidly supported walkout leaves offices empty
5 April 2013
A walkout by tens of thousands of PCS members this afternoon has left offices empty.
Home Office escalates dispute with legal challenge to strike
4 April 2013
PCS has postponed a strike planned for Monday (8) in the Home Office and UK Border Agency after a legal challenge by the employers, which will only serve to escalate the dispute.
Civil servants to stage 'long weekend' of walkouts
2 April 2013
Almost 250,000 PCS members will take part in a 'long weekend' of walkouts as part of a three-month campaign over cuts to pay, pensions and conditions.
Union asks to meet Duncan Smith over sanctions targets
28 March 2013
PCS, which represents the overwhelmingly majority of jobcentre staff, is pressing work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith for a meeting to discuss sanctions targets.
Knee-jerk response will not solve systemic UKBA problems
26 March 2013
The government's knee-jerk response to the latest criticism of the UK Border Agency will not solve systemic problems caused by years of job cuts, PCS says.
Cameron 'scaremongering and scapegoating' on immigration and benefits
25 March 2013
Commenting on the prime minister's speech today about immigration and benefits, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
Members set to share more than £1 million after legal win
24 March 2013
A group of PCS members are in line to share more than £1 million after a successful legal battle.
Osborne's budget fails to heed warnings on austerity
20 March 2013
Despite repeated warnings, including PCS's Britain Needs a Pay rise report, George Osborne continues down the failed road of austerity.
Strong support for Budget Day strike
20 March 2013
The chancellor's plan to pile more misery on the public sector has led PCS members to walk out in their tens of thousands on budget day.
Civil servants announce second date for national strike
18 March 2013
Civil servants in PCS preparing to strike on budget day on Wednesday (20) announce a second date in their three-month programme of action.
Trial could lead to closure of all tax enquiry offices
14 March 2013
The closure of 13 tax offices announced today is part of a trial that could lead to all remaining UK offices shutting.
Government refuses to rule out further coastguard cuts
13 March 2013
The government's refusal to rule out further cuts to coastguard stations is a "grave concern", PCS says.
Budget day strike kicks off programme of action
6 March 2013
A series of walkouts and protests by almost a quarter of a million civil and public servants will start with a strike on budget day on 20 March.
Now fixed: login problems on the website
4 March 2013
The problem with a component of our membership database system has now been resolved.
Civil servants to discuss strikes after government refuses to negotiate
4 March 2013
The government could face a series of walkouts by almost a quarter of a million civil and public servants in a dispute over cuts to pay, pensions and working conditions.
Safety warning as coastguard staffing plummets
1 March 2013
Lives will be lost if coastguard stations continue to lose experienced staff, PCS warns.
Ministers creating 'demoralised and impoverished' civil service
28 February 2013
Commenting on today's nnouncement by the Cabinet Office that it is launching a "competency framework for the civil service", PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
Gove's civil servants begin industrial action over 50% cuts
27 February 2013
Civil servants in the Department for Education begin industrial action from Thursday over plans for 50% cuts.
'Chaotic' department denies 1,000 job cuts mean redundancies
21 February 2013
Lawyers for PCS are "totally mystified" by the Department for Education's claim it is not making redundancies while shedding 1,000 jobs.
Decade of pay rises lost since recession
13 February 2013
Confirmation a decade of wage increases has been lost since the recession bolsters our case that 'Britain needs a pay rise'.
Britain needs a pay rise to kickstart growth
12 February 2013
Why is employment rising when the UK economy is still flatlining? Our new research could provide the answer.
Cait Reilly ruling should mean end of workfare
12 February 2013
We believe a ruling by appeal court judges should mean the end of the government's workfare schemes.
Scrap 'fitness tests' targeting sick and disabled people
8 February 2013
Controversial assessments run for the Department for Work and Pensions by Atos should be scrapped and the work brought back in-house.
Like our new Facebook page
1 February 2013
We have launched a new Facebook page focused on PCS activities and the positive benefits of membership.
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Richard Simcox, national press officer
- Email: richard@pcs.org.uk
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