Public and Commercial Services Union

PCS Scotland is a national region within the union with six full time officers, one temporary project worker, and three support staff operating from two offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Details of our facilities and the work of our team can be found on these pages.

PCS Scotland provides bargaining support mostly to areas that fall within the remit of Scottish ministers.

Our union has a high learning, organising and campaigning profile in Scotland.

We are affiliated to the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), and play an active role in labour movement campaigns throughout Scotland.

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Latest news

Scottish union members join ballot of 270,000 civil and public servants for strike action

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) announced today that it will start a strike ballot tomorrow (Thurs 4 Feb) of 270,000 PCS members working for the civil service and its related bodies over unilateral changes to the civil service compensation scheme.

Union members urged to back campaign to oppose savage job cuts

Following last week's devastating announcement that the Student Loans Company (SLC) propose to axe 200 jobs from the Glasgow Office the Public & Commercial Services Union (PCS) have arranged a series of mass meetings tomorrow  (Tuesday 2 February) in Glasgow.

Union anger at Student Loans Company plans 200 Glasgow jobs cut

The Public and Commercial Service union (PCS) vowed to campaign against a threatened cut of 200 jobs at the Student Loans Company in Glasgow and Hillington announced today at a meeting of 1000 staff that this is as a result of cuts in UK government funding and plans to transfer work to Darlington in the North East of England.

PCS union appoints new Scottish Leader

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has announced the appointment of Lynn Henderson as their new leader in Scotland.

Evening Telegraph: Dundee could lose HMRC jobs: union

The PCS public service union today warned that 100 jobs could be lost at HMRC’s two offices in Dundee this year and a similar number next year under plans to cut the 10,000-strong UK workforce by almost 30%

Anger as Revenue and Customs announce closure of Scottish rural and isolated offices

Leaders of the Civil and Public Services union (PCS) predicted a backlash following the announcement today that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices across Scotland will close their doors for the last time, leaving 188 staff facing the stark choice of having to travel hundreds of miles further every week to retain a job, or accept redundancy.

Alex Salmond is under attack for using an unofficial bodyguard at the taxpayers’ expense

The First Minister’s chauffeur, a former Metropolitan police officer, is carrying out “risk assessment” duties on official visits.

PCS Union Pressure Forces M0D U turn on Sale of Kentigern House

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has today welcomed the news of a Ministry of Defence (MOD) U turn regarding the sale of Kentigern House in Glasgow. 

Scottish Activist Winter edition 2009-10

The latest edition is now available on-line.

PCS Scotland education programme January-March 2010

The PCS Scotland education programme for the 1st quarter of 2010 is now online.