Public and Commercial Services Union

Items in this Bulletin:

• Danny Alexander proves talks are a farce
• Find out how much you will lose on your pension
• Government trying to deliver justice 'on the cheap'
• Odd how little Francis Maude talks about rhodium-plated pensions
• Defence Business Services Organisation given go ahead

In this bulletin there are several articles which highlight why it is vital that we send a clear message to the employer that their plans to reduce our standard of living, our basic conditions and to rob our pensions to pay for a crisis we did not create are unacceptable.

In particular members will see the stark cuts planned for our pension entitlements the savings of which will go to the treasury to help pay for the deficit and ignoring the fact that our pensions are fully sustainable and reducing in cost.

On top of this the Cabinet Secretary, Francis Maude, has stated that he wants to cut our sick pay entitlements and abolish our privilege day leave.

This bulletin is being sent out when we are still balloting for action over the government’s attacks on our jobs, pay, conditions and pensions. There is still time to vote in this ballot if you vote before Saturday this week in order for your ballot paper to reach the scrutineers by 12pm on the 15th June. If you have not received your ballot paper please let us know urgently! Use your Vote and Vote YES YES!

Items in this Bulletin:

• Find out how much you will lose on your pension
• MoD group - National ballot circular 3: Applied for VERS ? think the ballot doesn?t apply to you?
• It's official - they are giving us nothing
• Further backing for our case over pensions
• Right to strike is a basic human right PCS tells Cable
• PCS and Unite take first action on equalities body
• Revenue workers strike over sick scheme
• Union condemns offshoring jobs fiasco 

Items in this Bulletin:

• MoD group - National ballot circular 1: Vote YES and YES for the alternative
• PCS and Unite - together for the alternative
• PCS open letter to 2nd PUS - Alternatives to manpower reductions in CTLB
• MoD GEC results 2011
• Royal cleaners suffer hours and pay cut
• Coastguard climbdown is a 'body blow' for government - Mark Serwotka
• Welfare state should be 'celebrated not destroyed'
• And I Quote, ‘…….

Items in this Bulletin:

• Support strike for jobs and equality
• Ministers face legal and industrial fight over pensions
• Armed to defend the welfare state
• United in opposition
• Hundreds of jobs threatened by work programme
• Campaigning cyclist is half way to conference
• NEC elections results 2011
• The government’s silent bonfire of the safeguards
• Stop demonising disabled claimants: an open letter to Richard Desmond
• Our Health Service Is Not For Sale – March To Save the NHS

Items in this bulletin:

• PCS executive strike action motion
• NUT to ballot over pensions
• Workers' Memorial Day - 28 April 2010
• Alternative vote referendum
• Hands off pension workers' contracts
• My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP) campaign
• Hardest Hit march
• Royal cleaners ask for wedding gift of a living wage
• Low-paid agency workers forced to take leave for royal wedding
• Strike threat wins deal on job cuts
• Cameron’s NHS “ringfence” makes Thatcher’s increases look generous