Public and Commercial Services Union

The PCS Regional Development Agencies (RDA) group represents civil servants who work in RDAs throughout the country.

Unlike big government departments, RDAs are relatively small non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) so it is important that the voice of staff in RDAs is heard.
With this in mind, a group of RDA workplace reps got together at the PCS annual delegate conference a couple of years ago, and formed the RDA co-ordinating committee. The committee has a representative from each of the RDAs.

The committee meets every two months and holds its group conference as part of the PCS annual delegate conference.

Who's who in the RDA group

Lynne Davies is the elected RDA national organiser. For full contact details of the co-ordinating committee and PCS full time officials check out the RDA group contacts directory.  Each RDA now has its own separate home page in the RDA group contacts directory section.  If you have any information which you would like to see included in your home page, please contact Lynne Davies, RDA national organiser.

Our goals

The 2008 RDA group conference agreed the following main goals, which have been incorporated into the committee's action plan for 2008-2009.

The action plan sets out to achieve the following goals:

• to campaign for improved pay, terms and conditions
• to campaign for a single pay deal across all RDAs
• to increase PCS membership density throughout the RDAs
• to be recognised as the trade union for all RDAs
• to achieve group status within PCS
• to challenge bullying and harassment
• to improve communications to our members through the website, Newsbriefs and press releases/articles
• to lobby MPs and ministers
• to organise a group Conference in 2009 
• to challenge the use of consultants in RDAs.

Get involved

PCS is your union, and we always need people to get involved. Talk to your Branch Secretary and get involved in organising the union in your workplace.

Two members from each RDA are welcome to attend each of the RDA Co-ordinating Committee's meetings.

If you are interested in coming along talk to your workplace rep, Branch Secretary or PCS full time official at the PCS Regional Office. You can find their contact details on the group contacts directory.