For a fighting, rank-and-file controlled union
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HMRC GEC Election 2026 – When management attacks, we fight back!
In the Independent Left we know that rights for trade union members and reps aren’t just given by management, they’re fought for and won. In the IL we believe there is a need to refound PCS from the top to the bottom, to make it more democratic and put power in the hands of members…
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IL Open Meeting: Resisting Cuts in the Civil Service
The PCS Independent Left think that it’s important that members come together to discuss the challenges our union faces and recognising the importance of rank and file organising we’re beginning a series of monthly online meetings to discuss how we can transform our union and meet those challenges. The first in this meeting series will…
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PCS NEC 2026 – Coalition for Change Joint Programme
The PCS Coalition for Change is an alliance comprising PCS Independent Left and other groups working in PCS who seek to elect a union leadership who take seriously the challenge of building a fighting, democratic PCS to defeat austerity and halt the attack on our jobs and public services. If elected, we will carry out…
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Refounding PCS
We in the Independent Left have committed to a long term goal of ‘Refounding PCS’. This means we will seek to take forward radical changes to the constitution of PCS that will return control of the union to its members via elected democratic structures. In this article, we set out why such a refounding is…
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Support the ballot in DWP
Despite all our criticisms of the current DWP GEC leadership, we will do our upmost to deliver a YES vote in the DWP ballot that will start on the 19th January. With regards to the ballot, we recognise that the DWP’s senior managers and behind them, the Government, are the only adversaries that matter. Failing…
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Our take on the DWP Ballot and GEC Elections
Doesn’t The DWP Ballot Mean That Left Unity Isn’t As Bad As You Claim? No. We’re tempted to leave it at that, but no doubt a Left Unity loyalist will demand proof positive of the No. So here goes. Firstly, we must recognise the very narrow focus of the demands set out in the ballot:…