Members' stories
We need a strong yes vote in the new strike ballot (which closes on 9 May) to show the government that PCS members are determined not to back down. Young member Greg*, a site manager for Forestry England, tells us why he has voted yes for action in our national reballot and explains how he is struggling to get by.
Conrad Gayle is not only an HR manager in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), but also finds time to be a vocal coach and help run choirs, including the campaigning B Positive Choir, which reached the Britain’s Got Talent final. He’s just been made an MBE for his services to law and order, including his activities as a PCS rep and vice chair of the National Black Crown Prosecution Association (NBCPA).
Melanie was devastated at repeatedly having to walk away from promotions within DWP because managers couldn’t offer her the work pattern she needed for health reasons. As part of our feature focusing on membership, she tells us how her PCS rep helped her.
As part of our focus on why racism is a trade union issue, a PCS member shares her experience of racism and fighting discrimination in HMRC
After 25 years working at the coalface of complex needs services, Simon Bowkett joined the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) in early 2020, in the hope that working in policy could help influence a “change in the weather, rather than just dealing with the conditions”