DWP members to be balloted over pay
Following a short delay to the original ballot timetable, PCS has informed DWP that members across the department will be balloted over pay from 19 January.
DWP raised concerns over PCS membership data, leading the union to believe that the employer would have used the Tories’ anti-trade union legislation to delay and challenge the ballot.
Ballot papers will now be posted out from 19 January. Members must complete the ballot paper and return it by post, as required by law. The ballot will close on 23 February.
Members should let us know as soon as they have posted their ballot papers.
The deadline for new joiners and additional members to receive a ballot paper is 10am on Tuesday 3 February. New/additional members will automatically be included in the ballot and should not request a ballot paper or have one requested on their behalf.
Online replacement requests on PCS Digital will open at noon on Saturday 24 January, while the deadline for requesting a replacement is 10am on Friday 6 February.
Please ensure all reps and activists involved with the ballot are aware of the replacement procedures and deadlines.
If members are directed to PCS to request a replacement they will be re-directed to PCS Digital which may cause delay, or even prevent a replacement being issued.
Get involved!
If you would like to get more involved with PCS or this campaign, please contact your local rep or the DWP Group Office at [email protected]
PCS will be running Winning Campaign Schools. These short training courses will be offered on a regional basis by assigned PCS staff.
PCS will also be running 'Movement' training. Movement is the PCS system that will allow you to join the DWP PCS Group in contacting members about the ballot.
The first training session will happen on Friday 16 January at lunchtime and they will continue daily (except at weekends) over lunchtime until January 26. If you would like to join us to help to win the ballot, please contact [email protected]
Angela Grant, DWP group president, said: “DWP are under no illusion that our members have had enough and they are well aware that members are struggling to make ends meet. Return your ballot papers as soon as they arrive and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Its time to stand up and speak out."