PCS DCLG(HQ)

We are the Public & Commercial Services (PCS) union branch representing members working for Communities and Local Government at their Headquarters (including Hastings).

PCS is the fifth largest trade union in the UK with over 300,000 members. Our members are organised throughout the civil service and government agencies, making us the UK’s largest civil service trade union. We also organise widely in the private sector, usually in areas that have been privatised.

This site is for PCS DCLG(HQ) Branch to communicate with members and others who have an interest in our campaigns and activities. Branch reps can also post here in a personal capacity and their views, along with any comments left on site, are not necessarily those of PCS or represent branch policy.

We are not responsible for the content of external websites.

Could you help the branch?

Our branch is run by the elected reps, who might attend meetings on behalf of individual members and negotiate with the department over proposed changes. But reps also;

• Speak up about safety problems in their area, like overcrowded workspaces, broken heating, stress or lighting.
• Write the newsletters to staff.
• Manage this branch website.
• Look after the branch chequebook and funds, or audit the accounts at the end of the year.
• Arrange and publicise training for members and reps, both union related training and personal development.
• Attend the departments equality network meetings and make sure PCS is aware of upcoming events, as well as offering the views of members that can’t attend themselves.
• Maintain the branch membership lists.
• Most importantly, just come along and make sure the other reps know what is happening in their area. As well as making sure the views of all members are being heard and represented.

If you could do any of these, would like to know what the union is doing in  DCLG or think the reps should do something different, come along and let us know.

The curent reps spend anything from an hour a month, to a day a week away from their day jobs.  You could help by just giving a membership form to the new starter in your team and asking them to join, or tidying the union noticeboard in your teapoint once a month.