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Yorkshire and the Humber region

 

YandH Map These pages are for the 23,000 PCS members and representatives who live and work in Yorkshire, north and north east Lincolnshire, in the 52 branches comprising the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

The main aim is to give members and representatives access to information about the work of the regional office, the Yorkshire and the Humber regional committee, and Yorkshire and Humber generally. specific activities and issues.

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One million union members say no

Unions representing one million civil servants, teachers, council staff and health workers will be invited to a meeting to discuss the next stage of the campaign against the government's cuts to pensions.

Support PCS Members on Strike in HMRC

PCS members in HMRC are striking against the cuts on Tuesday 31 January.

Regional pay would drive down wages and depress economies

PCS members across the Yorkshire and Humber will be rightly appalled at George Osborne's proposals on regional pay, which will simply drive down wages and further depress already struggling local economies.

DVLA - Threat to the DVLA local office network - Demo

As many of you may be aware Mike Penning Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced on the 13th of December the closure of 39 DVLA local office, 10 regional enforcement centres and 3 Central processing units. Consequently 1200 DVLA workers will lose their job as well as many more private sector workers.

We have received notice this morning that Mike Penning will be visiting the Sheffield Local office (details below) to discuss better use of government accommodation. PCS are arranging a demonstration outside the DVLA office and I seek assistance and hopefully delegates from the Sheffield trades council to our demo. The demo will be at the local office and will run from 9am-5pm and is on the Monday 23rd January:

The address of the office is:

DVLA
Cedar House
Hallamshire Court
63 Napier Street
SheffieldS11 8AH

You can contact Mike Mackie for further information on 07961671620 - mackie1983@gmail.com

Please help call for a pause in the Welfare Reform Bill - sign the e-petition

The Welfare Reform Bill is currently in the final stages of its way through Parliament, and Peers are debating its report stage in the House of Lords this week.

Please sign the e-petition via the link above for the government to stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families. 

Unilever strike Action

Unite members at Unilever will be on 24 hour strike again on Friday 20 January 2012.  Details of the Y&H site affected is below:

Coal Road
Seacroft
Leeds
LS14 2AR

The strike will start at 18.00 hours on Friday 20 January 2012, concluding at 17.59 hours on Saturday 21 January 2012. 

The significance of this action by Unite members is that it is the private sector fighting to retain pensions and it is an absolutely crucial aspect of the fair pensions for all campaign.

Please show solidarity by sending messages of support and attending picket lines (if possible).

Messages of support can be sent to Bill Hodgson at william.hodgson@unilever.com and Ian Swift ian.swift@unilever.com

N30 Massive success

Strikers in Yorkshire and Humber joined millions of public sector unions across the country in sending a clear message to the government that they will not stand by and allow their pensions to be stolen.

PCS members followed up the most successfull morning picketing in our history by joining lunchtime rallies in towns and cities across the region.

The action attracted record media attention and gave a lie to Cameron's claims that the day was a damp squib! In addition to the TUC organised rallies in Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford and Hull there were events in Huddersfield, Halifax, Rotherham, Barnsley, York, Doncaster and Wakefield.

Please see links to media coverage given to the day of action accross the region: 

Leeds City Council leader backs 7000 people attending Leeds rally over pensions at the BBC website

Video of Leeds and Wakefield Rally at the Yorkshire evening post

Bradford Rall at the The Telegraph and Argus site

N30 - A day in pictures

To view all the photos from around the region, please visit our flickr page.

Fair Pensions for all - sign our petition to the prime minister

We are campaigning with NUT, ATL and UCU for fair pensions for all - for workers in the private and public sectors and pensioners too. Please add your name to the petition to the Prime Minister.  Sign our petition - Fair Pensions for all

Updated pensions calculator here

Other campaigns

The PCS national campaign in this region

A new page has been set up with up to date information for branches and members of activity around the PCS national campaign.

This page will be regularly updated with links to relevant campaigns and activity from around the PCS websites and will also reflect campaign focuses within the region.

More information can be found on the Yorkshire and the Humber region national campaign page.

PCS Yorkshire and Humber region is now on Facebook

The region now has a facebook presence so add us as a friend to get another way to be updated with the latest information from the region. PCS Yorkshire and the Humber on Facebook.

 

 

DVLA,Cedar House, Hallamshire Court, 63 Napier Street, Sheffield, S11 8HA

Text and email alerts for the region

Email your name, branch and mobile number to leeds@pcs.org.uk to sign up for free text updates about regional news.

Support political prisoners in Burma

Please sign the petition on the Burma Campaign website to show your support for political prisoners in Burma.