Public and Commercial Services Union

In print and online, Activate is a source of news and analysis, as well as a resource for activists to help us organise, campaign and represent our members effectively.

If you are an active member of our union – as a distributor of PCS mail, a workplace rep, a national executive member, or in any other capacity – you should receive a copy.

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Richard Simcox, Activate editor

• Email: richard@pcs.org.uk
• Telephone: 020 7801 2744

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When I get to the border

PCS deputy general secretary Hugh Lanning records his thoughts on his efforts to join the latest Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza.

Reps' information service: February

An update about recent cases, tribunals, and useful reports and links, from our reps' information service.

Stars come out for Haiti

The TUC is holding a concert to raise money for the relief effort following the earthquake in Haiti.

'It's hearing it out loud that hurt'

Confirmation that 130 tax offices will close has hit Revenue and Customs members hard, reports Stockton branch rep Alexandra Allport

Surplus value of unpaid overtime

Workers in the UK gave away £27.4bn worth of their labour in unpaid overtime last year, according to official statistics.

Agency workers frame response

Comments from reps and agency staff are included in PCS's official response to the government's consultation about temporary workers.

There is power in a union rep

A green rep explains how a groundbreaking project to recycle food waste into energy could help pave the way for a greener civil service.

A better balance for parents?

We look at plans to address the current imbalance in the right for fathers and other partners to take leave at the time of childbirth.