The Latest Breaking News from PCS

Warning for motorists over driving licence delays as DVLA staff to begin weeks of strike action

Workers with the PCS union will walk out from June 11 until June 25 in a long-running dispute, with the unions saying that driving licence backlogs are likely

Chronicle Live · Jun 10, 2023

‘Enough is enough’: A UK union rep fighting from the picket line

For Mark Dollar, strike action against UK National Highways is not about the last 12 months, but the last 12 years.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023

DVSA issues warning to learner drivers ahead of June strike

Five days of strike action could see tests cancelled this month

Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2023

Civil service unions enter new pay talks with UK government

Prospect and FDA suspend strike action after offer of ‘meaningful’ talks, with PCS also attending

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

Boy, 14, among four charged with violent disorder over asylum seeker hotel riot

Charges announced as union officials blame home secretary for increasing risk to Home Office staff

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Soldiers to be trained to check passports amid UK fears of summer travel chaos

Exclusive: Unions say move will diminish national security, with temporary staff unable to detain suspected terrorists

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Tens of thousands of civil servants back 'high profile disruptive strikes' until winter

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) has announced staff at 106 government departments today voted ‘Yes’ for industrial action lasting until November

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2023

Civil service union attacks No 10 for not offering cost of living payment

Prospect members set to strike as pay offer for civil servants fails to follow template for others public sector workers

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023

When is HMRC striking and which services are affected?

The PCS said the strike is over pay, pensions, job security, and redundancy terms

Evening Standard · May 9, 2023

Workers at HMRC to launch series of strikes

Industrial action coincides with the closure of a ballot of union members in 184 other areas of the civil service

Insider UK · May 9, 2023