For a fighting, rank-and-file controlled union
-
July NEC Report (Part 1) – Ramping Up the National Campaign
On the 15th and 16th of July the NEC returned to business after we were so rudely interrupted by the General Secretary’s lock out of the NEC for the best part of a month. We proceeded with the important work of: It is clear from the above that there are numerous live issues that members…
-
IL Rank and File Readers: Caxton House (DWP HQ) – In-Person Meeting – 13/8/26 – 18:00
The Independent Left believes that members’ choice should be central to our union’s campaign demands. From resisting arbitrary ‘return to office’ mandates post-Covid, to demanding that technological improvements be used to improve our working conditions, we believe that it is workers that not only know best how to structure our work, but should reap its…
-
A Report from the NEC 07/07 and Delivering for Members
The PCS NEC met briefly on Tuesday 7th July. It did so for two purposes: The PCS President, Bev Laidlaw, and the NEC are extremely supportive of the FCDO members’ action and had pressed hard to give authorisation earlier. It was precisely because the President and NEC are keen to lead a fighting union which…
-
IL Open Meeting: The Crisis in PCS – Save the National Campaign! 7pm, Thursday 25th June
PCS is in crisis. At ADC in May, after years of insultingly low pay rises for members and complete inaction from our national union, delegates voted overwhelmingly to change things. You voted to launch a real, fighting national campaign, including mobilising our industrial strength and moving to a ballot by September; if the Government does…
-
NEC Report: Defend PCS Lay Led Democracy!
On 11 June the PCS General Secretary (GS), who always acts as a leader of Left Unity (LU), sent an all-member’s email, and uploaded a video and branch briefing to the PCS website, giving a highly inaccurate and factional account of the 11 June NEC meeting. The GS gratuitously attacked the democratically elected President and…
-
PCS Annual Delegate Conference 2026 Report
Conference and the Mood for Change ADC 2026 marks a significant shift for PCS members and reps. Following our success as part of the Coalition for Change in the NEC elections, ADC has now given Independent Left members on the NEC a resounding mandate to change the direction of the union and put the fight…