Strike rallies 15 March

When 133,000 PCS members are on strike on 15 March, we are planning major rallies, marches and demonstrations across the UK, which we are urging everyone who is able to join.

Once they have attended their picket lines we are asking all members who are able to join rallies we are part of, alongside other unions. We want the government and employers to see their workforce protesting and demanding fair pay. So, bring your banners, flags and voices.

  • Aberystwyth (with NEU, UCU) Assemble 12.30pm at the main entrance Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FL– march to St Paul's Methodist Church, Queens Road, Aberystwyth SY23 2NN. Rally at 1.30pm.
  • Belfast (with NIPSA) Assemble 12.30-1.30pm, outside Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast.
  • Birmingham (with UCU and Birmingham Trades Council) 10.30am Centenary Square B1 2EA, march to Eastside Park B4 7AP. Rally starts at noon. After the rally the PCS office which is just a few minutes walk away will be open for hot drinks and snacks. 
  • Bristol (with UCU, NEU and BMA) 12noon at 39-43 College Green, Bristol BS1 5SH.
  • Cardiff (with WTUC, NEU, Prospect, RMT, UCU): Outside Ty William Morgan, UK Government Offices, 6 Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1EP. Assemble at 11.30am for rally between noon and 1pm.
  • Edinburgh (with UCU) on The Mound EH2 2EL, beginning at 12.30pm.
  • Glasgow (with STUC, UCU, RMT) on the steps by the Donald Dewar statue in Buchanan Street G3 3NY, beginning at noon
  • Liverpool (with BMA and UCU) noon in front of the Liverpool Metropolitan (RC) Cathedral.
  • London, assemble at Embankment Tube at noon. March leaves at 12.30pm, rally at Downing Street at 1pm, move to Trafalgar Square by 1.45pm for a rally with other unions. All members on strike in Greater London are encouraged to attend. Transport for delegations from the English regions is being booked through branch secretaries subject to assurances that picket lines are all covered.

  • Manchester (with BMA, NEU and UCU) 11.15am BMA and supporters meet at MRI hospital on Oxford Road 11.30-45am UCU meet at the main arch, University of Manchester on Oxford Road and join the march as it passes. 12 noon - striking unions rally, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M1.
     

Are you part of an event where you live? Email the details to editor@pcs.org.uk