Public and Commercial Services Union

The Make Your Vote Count campaign challenges your representatives and asks them to make a stand for public services. Image: Gillian Blease.

In April 2007, we launched our "Make Your Vote Count" campaign. 

We  asked candidates standing in the Scottish Parliamentary, Welsh Assembly, and local council elections for their views on these issues. 

This was repeated in the English and Welsh elections earlier this year, and also in the Glasgow East Westminster by-election.

Glenrothes by-election

The Glenrothes by-election was triggered by the death of member John MacDougall (Labour).

8 candidates contested this by-election:

The general secretary wrote to all 8 candidates, asking them to respond to the following questions:

• PCS is campaigning for a national civil service pay framework and protection of members' pay from erosion by inflation.  Do you support PCS's campaign against cuts in real pay for public servants?
• PCS is concerned that the latest proposals to reform welfare will mean cutting benefits and increasing pressure on some of the most vulnerable in society, without increasing the public resources aimed at helping them.  Where do you stand on the Green Paper on welfare reform?
• PCS is concerned that the government has privatised more of the civil service since 1997 than the Conservative government did in 18 years.  These privatisations are costly and unnecessary as they are jeopardising services being delivered to the public.  Where do you stand on privatising public services, such as the delivery of employment services, or security in Revenue and Customs?