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Make your Vote Count (MYVC)

Our MYVC campaign is an essential part of our national civil service and non-departmental public body (NDPB) dispute and aims to involve as many PCS members as possible.

PCS is not affiliated to any political party, but encourages members to make their vote count in every constituency across Scotland and around the UK.

It challenges those people that seek to represent you in  Scotland and asks them to make a stand for public services.

This is the sixth year we have run the campaign.    

2012 campaign for Scottish local elections


The 2012 campaign for Scottish local elections will be officially launched at the PCS Policy Forum on 23rd February.

The General secretary has sent letters to party leaders in Scotland asking them to respond on behalf of their party to our election pledges.   

The four pledges are:

1. I pledge to support PCS campaigns against public service job cuts and to ensure quality public services are delivered to those in need.

2. I pledge to support the PCS campaign for fair pay and a Scottish living wage for workers and oppose regional pay.

3. I pledge to protect quality public services and work alongside PCS, community organisations and other trade unions to ensure that no more public services are privatised, outsourced or mutualised.    

4. I pledge to support the PCS campaign for fair pensions for all; including calling on the government to protect public sector pensions, ensure the state pension keeps in line with inflation, that the government addresses pensioner poverty and that companies are prevailed upon to ensure they fulfil their pension obligations to staff.

How you can get involved
 

Here are a number of ways you can get involved and make a difference in our campaign:

  • Visit the PCS website to get information about our campaign, download materials, send an e-action to a candidate or even see whether your candidate supports our pledges
  • Register to vote and encourage your colleagues, friends and family to register to vote as well, please see the About My Vote site for more information
  • Organise a stall in your workplace and talk to members about our MYVC campaign
  • Attend any local events organised
  • Take part in anti-fascist activities where they’re planned across the country 
  • Become a MYVC co-ordinator for your branch.  For further information contact Joy Dunn joy@pcs.org.uk