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Northern

PCS has approximately 25,000 members working in our region, covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, the Tees Valley and Cumbria.

PCS Northern Members are employed in a diverse range of government departments, such as Defra, Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC.

We represent staff working for the regional development agency ONE NorthEast, and the Public Lending Right. We have also, recently, secured recognition and bargaining rights for staff in the Independent Safeguarding Authority, a new non-departmental public body (NDPB) based in Darlington.

PCS plays a full part in the northern TUC and is represented at all component levels of its regional structure. We have a team of eight delegates to the annual conference, three to the regional committee and also two serving members of the executive committee.

Pensions briefings in the northern region

The region is holding four pensions briefings in Cumbria and Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 22nd and 23rd February 2012.

The briefings will include an update on the pensions issue from the meeting of the PCS National Executive Committee held on 9th February. All branches are encouraged to send representatives to these important meetings.

Details for briefings are:

22 February 2012 - Cumbria briefings
Briefing 1 - 10.00am - 12.00noon
Briefing 2 - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Hallmark hotel, Court Square, Carlisle CA1 1QY

23 February 2012 - Newcastle briefings
Briefing 1 - 10.00am - 12.00noon
Briefing 2 - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
The Assembly Rooms, Fenkle Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 5XU

Please contact the regional office for a registration form.

Save Our local Offices

DWP benefit centres and DVLA local offices set to close

The Government has announced a number of office closures which affect PCS members across our region.

As well as the announcement of the potential closure of Hartlepool and Carlisle DWP Benefit Centres, PCS has been made aware of plans to close local DVLA offices by December 2013. These potentially include offices in Carlisle, Newcastle and Stockton-On-Tees.

PCS is campaigning to keep all these offices open. Further details of this campaign can be found on the northern region campaign page.