The debate about the suspension of elections in PCS drags on. The list of articles penned on the subject continues to grow, AGMs debate whether or not to support motions to overturn the suspension, and we’re still months away from Conference where the debate will reach a head. But is this really the most pressing […]
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The latest bulletin from the PCS HMRC Group Executive Committee confirms that there will be no industrial action over jobs and staffing in the near future – and that a sell out is in the offing. After talks collapsed in October and a leaked document proved that the department was union busting, PCS has again […]
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PCS Your Voice members recently voted to support a public meeting in Manchester as part of the fight for democracy in PCS. The full statement from the two branches calling the meeting is reproduced below. Your Voice urges all branches to support this meeting and send delegates, to show the NEC that democracy is not […]
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The PCS National Executive Committee has taken the decision to suspend elections to the NEC and to Group Executive Committees for the coming year. Your Voice condemns this decision as a mistake and wholly unnecessary.
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At this point, PCS members should be well aware of the leaked paper from HMRC’s Executive Committee (ExCom) revealing their union busting plans. It is fair to say that this is one of the worst attacks that our union has faced in recent memory. Not only is the department attempting to side-line PCS and disrupt […]
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Today, in the Guardian, there is a very interesting article which uses official data in order to demonstrate that Civil Service Performance Management (PMR) is discriminatory against black and minority ethnic (BME), disabled and older staff. This is something that a lot of us have known for quite some time. In PCS, it has been […]
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On the HMRC intranet today (29 October), Lin Homer has announced that the Department have withdrawn from talks over Jobs & Staffing. The talks, which began on 8 October and were scheduled to run until 4 November, were over a number of issues which PCS remains in dispute with the department over. Staff in HMRC […]
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There is little doubt that PCS R&C group is in serious trouble. After a summer of industrial action the GEC took the decision to “suspend” all action to enter talks with the bosses. This might have been OK but for the fact that the bosses have used this tactic so many times from Lean dispute […]
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Following small scale pilots between May and July, HMRC is now rolling out the Movement to Work programme across the department. This scheme is just one incarnation of the workfare schemes the government is using to force claimants into unpaid work and needs to be opposed. The scheme is specifically aimed at young people between […]
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Your Voice is a rank-and-file organisation run by and for members of the Public & Commercial Services Union in HM Revenue & Customs.
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Beyond the election debate: what PCS members need to win
The debate about the suspension of elections in PCS drags on. The list of articles penned on the subject continues to grow, AGMs debate whether or not to support motions to overturn the suspension, and we’re still months away from Conference where the debate will reach a head. But is this really the most pressing […]
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It’s official: PMR is discriminatory – can we fight it now?
Today, in the Guardian, there is a very interesting article which uses official data in order to demonstrate that Civil Service Performance Management (PMR) is discriminatory against black and minority ethnic (BME), disabled and older staff. This is something that a lot of us have known for quite some time. In PCS, it has been […]
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Beyond the election debate: what PCS members need to win
The debate about the suspension of elections in PCS drags on. The list of articles penned on the subject continues to grow, AGMs debate whether or not to support motions to overturn the suspension, and we’re still months away from Conference where the debate will reach a head. But is this really the most pressing […]
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