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Public and Commercial Services Union
@pcsunion.bsky.social
UK trade union for civil and public servants, and private sector workers on government contracts. Standing up for public services and social justice.
www.pcs.org.uk
#PCS members working at the four Tate Gallery venues in England have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action over pay, terms and conditions.
They will walk out from 26 November to 2 December.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
#PCSonStrike #Solidarity
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Only learner drivers will be able to book driving tests following hard work and campaigning by PCS reps and members at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency aimed at reducing long waiting lists and preventing slots being sold at inflated prices.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today is #DisabilityPayGap day, the day when Disabled workers stop getting paid for the rest of the year.
In 2025 Disabled workers earn £78.40 less a week then non-disabled workers. Disabled workers earn £4,081 less a year than everyone else.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library"
Read the brilliant article by @zadiesmith.bsky.social for @theguardian.com in support of PCS members @britishlibrary.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The theme of this year's #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth is "Flip the Script". Read Mohammed's blog on why this year it is more important than ever to challenge and change the narrative.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was another impressive showing on the picket line from PCS DWP strikers in Lincoln today on the 4th day of their action. And they were visited by more picket line pooches and a kind local authority worker who bought them breakfast #Solidarity #DWPLincolnStrike #PCSonStrike
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It was another inspiring day of the @BritLibraryPCS strike for fair pay with dozens on the picket line and incredible speakers including renowned novelist Zadie Smith, actor Ayvianna Snow, and PCS President Martin Cavanagh! Thanks everyone for your amazing support! #PCSonStrike
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PCS Members Vote Yes to Retain Union Political Fund
90.6% of members vote to ensure PCS remains a political campaigning union.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hundreds of PCS members are striking today over their employer’s refusal to pay them a London cost-of-living payment given to police officers.They joined vibrant picket lines at New Scotland Yard, Hendon, Lambeth, Sidcup and Bow before coming together for a rally
#PCS #PCSonStrike #MetOnStrike
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
PCS members are over halfway through their 2-week strike against low pay at the British Library, support them by using our e-action to call on MPs to demand increased grant in aid funding for the library and stand up for fair treatment. #BritishLibraryOnStrike
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It's day 2 on the picket line at DWP Lincoln and PCS members are out in number again striking to fight for their jobs. They have been joined by group president Angela Grant, members of the Midlands regional sec committee and the regional secretary. #PCSonStrike #DWPLincolnStrike
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Read the latest issue of our members’ magazine PCS People, focusing on the ballot to retain the PCS Political Fund and includes several articles about how the political fund is used and its importance. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
The animation shows the pages turning of the latest issue
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Day 87 on the MyCSP picket line and the PCS strikers are still going strong in their fight for union recognition. #MyCSPonStrike #PCSonStrike
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Great turnout on the DWP Lincoln picket line this morning on day 1 of the 2-week strike by members fighting the closure of their office and job cuts. There were picket line pooches, PCS cup cakes and a camper van serving coffee and tea to the pickets. #PCSonStrike
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Support our Met Police members on Wednesday 5 November as they strike over their employer’s refusal to pay them a London cost-of-living payment.
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
PCS extends its sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by the mass stabbing attack on a London North Eastern Railway train near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire on Saturday night.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
More authors booked for events at the British Library are pulling out in solidarity with our striking members
#BritishLibraryonStrike
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers
King’s son, Joe Hill, joins V Castro and Keith Rosson in withdrawing from the Tales of the Weird festival this weekend in support of industrial action
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If there was only an award for the best picket line placards.....
Thanks to @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social MP for coming along to talk to the #PCS British Library strikers on the picket line today. Solidarity means so much 🙏
#BritishLibraryonStrike #PCSonStrike #Solidarity
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Big shout out to the 100+ British Library members out on the picket line today, on strike over pay.
Thanks to @rmtunion.bsky.social general secretary Eddie Dempsey who came along to speak to the strikers in #solidarity.
#BritishLibraryOnStrike #PCSonStrike
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Remember to vote YES in our ballot to retain the PCS Political Fund and make sure we can keep on raising our members' issues in the UK parliaments.

Ballot closes 5 November, so post your ballot paper today!
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thank you so much for your support!
We are in full solidarity with the @pcsunion.bsky.social members at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social who will be on strike for the next two weeks. Let's get out to their pickets and rallies to show our support, @ucu.org.uk members! Details below. @pcspress.bsky.social
The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
October 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
DWP has announced that it plans to close 3 more Service and Support Centres in Dover, Warrington and St Helens in September 2026.
PCS members in the Lincoln City Hall Service Centre will strike from 4 November to 17 November to fight the closure of their office.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
PCS is looking for a Press Officer to manage and develop our media profile.
We're looking for an experienced journalist or press officer with articulate and persuasive writing skills to be the first point of contact representing PCS in the media.
Closing date 3 November.
www.pcs.org.uk/work-pcs
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
👋 Come and say hi! 👋If you work for the Department For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, find out why you should join PCS, or if you’re already a member how to get more involved in your union by visiting the friendly PCS team at our stall at Defra Live in York tmrw.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
Visit PCS at Defra Live in York on 23 October
If you work for the Department For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, find out why you should join PCS, or if you’re already a member how to get more involved in your union by visiting our stall at ...
www.pcs.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM