Bloggers
Fran Heathcote
Fran is the general secretary of PCS. She was national president for 5 years and DWP group president for 7 years.
In her latest Activate column, Fran explains why she’s pressing the Cabinet Office to end arbitrary office attendance targets, reflects on the recent Together Alliance march in London, and encourages members to vote in the NEC elections.
For her latest column in PCS People, Fran writes about our campaign on pensions, amid Labour's promises and failures on outsourcing, and the implications of the Employment Rights Act.
For International Women's Day, PCS general secretary Fran blogs about her own journey into activism. the support and encouragement she received and how we still need more women's voices in the union.
In her latest column for Activate, Fran writes about the ongoing chaos in the administration of the civil service pensions, recent wins by PCS members and upcoming Together Alliance demonstration on 28 March.
With unemployment and inflation on the rise, Fran writes, it is vital that DWP members win their ballot over low pay. She also discusses the current chaos in pensions administration.