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Lobby of the TUC - 11 September 

The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) has called
a rally and lobby in London on Sunday 11 September to coincide with the TUC conference.

It is being supported officially by PCS and speakers include Mark Serwotka and Bob Crow of the RMT. It is probable they will be joined by FBU general secretary Matt Wrack and Billy Hayes representing the CWU.

A 50 seater coach has been booked from south west England. The details are as follows:

  • Leaves Exeter St. Davids station at 07.30 am
  • Picks up at Bristol Temple Meads approach at 09.30am
  • Leaves Junction 16 M4/Swindon at 10.30am
  • Arrives in London at 13.00
  • Departs London at 16.30 for Swindon, Bristol and Exeter

If you would like to book a place on this coach please contact Jim Thompson: maj_mij@hotmail.com /  077458 034599

Liberal Democrat conference – Birmingham, 18th September

The TUC and Right to Work (RTW) campaign are supporting a protest on Sunday, 18 September. The march will move off from Granville Street at noon, to be followed by a rally opposite Millennium Point.

This will be a real opportunity to embarrass Lib Dems for their support of the Conservative agenda. If members and activists in your branch want to join the protest please contact Alison Kelly ALISONK@pcs.org.uk

Conservative Party conference - Manchester, 2nd October

PCS is supporting a mass protest march on Sunday, 2 October on the eve of the conference. Information on this will be on the PCS website.

A post-march rally will be held in the Mechanics Institute, 103 Princes Street, Manchester M1 6DD from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m.

The SW Right to Work campaign are booking a coach to travel from Bristol to Manchester on the day. If you want seats, please contact Alison Kelly ALISONK@pcs.org.uk

Regional Texting System

The regional office is now able to send text alerts to reps.  This is a particularly useful tool as reps are also able to reply to the text.  Your responses come through to us via the southwestregion email account.  To be added to the circulation list please send the following details to southwestregion@pcs.org.uk

  • Name
  • Branch
  • Workplace
  • Personal mobile number

NB: Please DO NOT provide us with work mobile numbers as the information we send may be about campaigning issues such as strike action.

South West TUC Rep Awards

PCS Reps have been recognised in the first South West Rep Awards:

Highly Commended—Health and Safety Rep Award

Richard Capps—DWP Avon

Highly Commended—Union Rep Award

Gloria Galloway—MoD Upavon

The TUC received over 100 nominations and the standard was very high. It‘s fantastic to have confirmation of the quality of our workplace reps. Richard and Gloria have been invited to attend the Awards Ceremony in May.

PCS ARMS - Gold Badge Presentations

We would like to offer our congratulations and thanks to Mr Gerrard Sables (middle) and Mr Tony Walsh (right) PCS ARM‘s members who were recently presented with their gold badges for 25 years of service by Sheila Pickman on behalf of the NEC.

Personal email addresses

Due to the increasing volume of campaigning information that will be coming your way, the regional office has asked branch secretaries to consider whether it would be suitable for us to begin sending PCS information personal email accounts as opposed to your GSI/work addresses.

If you are able to access your personal email accounts regularly, the regional office would suggest using them as the primary source of communication. 
 
If you would like PCS info to be sent to your home account, please forward your details to your rep.