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pcsunion.bsky.social
Public and Commercial Services Union
@pcsunion.bsky.social
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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
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#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
Graphic reads: Tate members vote for strike action - 87.7% turnout, 98% voted yes.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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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/...
The graphic shows a car with an L-plate on the roof next to a traffic cone and an image of a driver licence alongside the words PCS pressure leads to driving test rules change.
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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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/...
Graphic reads "Disability Pay Gap Day. £4,081 - estimated amount a disabled employee will early less than a non-disabled worker per year"
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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"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
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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
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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
The photo shows PCS DWP strikers outside their closure-threatened office in Lincoln holding PCS flags and placards. The photo shows a woman smiling and holding a dog which has a PCS official picket armband as a scarf around its neck with other strikers in the background. The photo shows a woman holding a save our jobs placard and wearing a PCS hat.
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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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
The photo shows author Zadie Smith speaking to dozens of the strikers on the British Library picket line in London with PCS flags held high and a placard which reads we are librarians, you can't shush us! #FairPay The photo shows author Zadie Smith speaking to dozens of the strikers on the British Library picket line in London with PCS flags held high and a placard which reads we are librarians, you can't shush us! #FairPay
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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/...
The image reads PCS members vote yes to keep political fund
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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
The photo shows 16 people on the PCS Met Police picket line outside Lambeth HQ building holding PCS flags and placards and wearing hi-vis jackets and hats. The photo shows a busy picket line of PCS Met Police members on strike in Bow with PCS flags, placards and an "on strike" banner. The photo shows more than 40 people on the PCS Met Police picket line outside New Scotland Yard holding PCS flags, wearing hi-vis jackets and hats and holding "PCS official picket" placards. MP Richard Burgon addresses the rally of striking PCS Met Police members outside New Scotland Yard.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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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/...
The image shows a backdrop of the British Library in London overlaid with text which reads PCS British Library on strike call on MPS to support striking British Library workers #BritishLibraryOnStrike
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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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
The photo shows signs which read save our jobs, PCS defending jobs and services, official picket and toot your support. The photo shows 18 people and two dogs stood outside DWP Lincoln carrying placards and PCS flags, some wearing red PCS beanie hats. The photo shows 9 people standing on the PCS picket line outside DWP Lincoln protesting against job cuts and the closure of their office.
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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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
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Day 87 on the MyCSP picket line and the PCS strikers are still going strong in their fight for union recognition. #MyCSPonStrike #PCSonStrike
The photo shows 6 people on the MyCSP picket line, 2 wearing blue PCS caps, 5 wearing hi-vis jackets and 3 holding PCS official picket placards.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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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/...
The photo shows 4 strikers on the DWP Lincoln picket line, two wearing hats, one obscured by a PCS official picket placard and another holding a homemade placard which reads don't let the sun set on Lincoln. The photo shows around 20 people on a picket line outside DWP Lincoln holding a PCS banner and various placards. The photo shows a woman holding a PCS official picket placard on the DWP Lincoln picket line. The photo shows a man holding a dog on the PCS picket line outside DWP Lincoln.
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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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
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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/...
The graphic reads: PCS extends sympathy and solidarity following train attack PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote said: “I was horrified to hear about this awful incident. Our thoughts are with the train crew, the victims of this attack, the passengers and our RMT and ASLEF colleagues who had to deal with this incident. “I would also like to praise the heroic actions of a member of rail staff who saved lives and wish them a full and speedy recovery. No one should go to work and be placed in danger and fear for their safety.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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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
pcsunion.bsky.social
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
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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
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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
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Thank you so much for your support!
ucucommons.bsky.social UCU Commons @ucucommons.bsky.social · 18d
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
ceebarnacles.bsky.social Christian @ceebarnacles.bsky.social · 18d
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
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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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
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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
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👋 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