For a fighting, rank-and-file controlled union
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Special NEC to Debate 2025 National Ballot
A special meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) is scheduled for Thursday, October 23. We expect a recommendation from the General Secretary against holding a national ballot of UK civil service members. If that happens, it will be challenged by the Independent Left (IL). We argue that PCS should re-start preparations for an industrial…
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For active, not passive pay meetings
Pay meetings are a powerful opportunity for PCS branches to put union democracy and organising into practice. These sessions should be more than an exercise in top-down, passive reporting—they are a space for real dialogue, decision-making, and mobilisation for winning a fair deal for our members. Branches do best starting by distributing background information and…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Activists’ Forum
We’re meant to be organising for a ballot right now. But Left Unity doesn’t want to. The pay remit was announced in May, as ADC was closing, another real-terms kick in the teeth of 3.25%. At Conference, motion A383, supported by the IL and its (then incumbent) NEC members was passed. This acknowledged that the…
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A Ballot Ready NEC?
Left Unity (LU) does not want a strike ballot over pay and other critical issues. Their reluctance comes from: • low union density (the proportion of members to non members), making collective action less effective. They believe the union is weak.• LU is intent on keeping good relations with the Labour Party, fearing…
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Where is the National Campaign?
PCS is at a cross roads. For months, Left Unity (LU) has done nothing to build amongst members for action on pay, jobs and working flexibility, and have only yesterday, belatedly, announced an activists forum (August 19th) to discuss the issue with members. Motions carried at conference called for a ballot to be held by…