PCS North Merseyside

NHS waiting list hits a record 7.6 million in England. Here's how it happened...

The @pcs_union consultative ballot starts today until 31 August. As it's not a statutory ballot it's electronic so check your personal email inbox. If PCS doesn't have an email address for you a hard copy ballot paper will be sent. Make sure you use your vote. @PCS_Northwest

Inflation in Spain has fallen to 2% - here’s why bit.ly/3Oo4KxK “Spain capped energy prices by more than the UK, lowered the cost of public transport, taxed excess profits and put in place limits on how much landlords can raise rents”.

Sunak is breathtakingly dishonest. From his shameless claim that Starmer’s policy to stop drilling in the North Sea (entirely as per international scientific & political consensus) was bought by donations from an environmentalist, to his claims that his own rogue policies to start drilling will benefit the country - it really is little more than a lie when the facts say the exact opposite (it can’t lower energy bills or give us security). But perhaps we can understand his approach a little better today - @RishiSunak's family may not be unemployed or disabled but they are on state benefits - that’s how this $1.5 billion contract looks to me. And that too is breathtakingly dishonest.

Well, well, well... thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunak…

🚨🚨𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! 👇👇👇 @pcs_union and Government Talks Update: "This is a completely, unacceptable announcement that the Government have made today" - Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary - Watch 👇 #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt

Today we remember the 97 and all those affected by the Hillsborough disaster. As we reflect, let us also remember their legacy - that of an enduring campaign for truth. No one should ever again suffer the injustices inflicted on them.

The UK’s most senior civil servants could take their first strike action in more than a decade after ministers imposed an average pay rise of between 4.5% and 5%, in a move described as “unconscionable” by union leaders. #pcsonstrike #blamethegovt theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

If you think this offer is unacceptable, which it is, you need to 🪧 strike on April 28th and get on your local picket line 🗳️ vote in the ballot and vote YES 🤝 recruit every colleague in your workplace We can do better than this - if we stick together.

In the last 30 years, the wealth of British billionaires has increased by over 1000%. Don’t let anyone tell you that pay restoration for NHS staff is unaffordable. Keeping workers poor is a political choice. Solidarity with all those fighting back!

📽️📽️📽️ "How does that make us feel? Pretty angry I would suggest." - Fran Heathcote, PCS President #𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗬𝗲𝘀 #pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt

@elliot_ryder @LivEchonews Good to see @PCSNorthMersey reps get a mention in the media. Thanks to all members and reps for making it a successful day. #PCS

Outside the Job Centre, work coach Geoff Burns and area rep Moe Brasier tell me that many colleagues working in the DWP are on Universal Credit themselves, the same payments that are managed by their own Gov department. Geoff says that it’s a complete “paradox” @LivEchonews

No strike is complete without a picket line dog. We had loads at The Capital Building... @pcs_union @PCS_Northwest @campaigns_pcs

Wholesale gas/oil is now below the price is was before Russia invaded the Ukraine. So why aren't the big energy firms reflecting this? Businesses are going to the wall. Families are having to choose to eat or heat. The Gov't urgently needs to intervene.

How to destroy the NHS: Step 1. Run it into the ground with austerity. Step 2. Exploit the crisis to empower the private sector. Step 3. Abolish the principle of universal health care. End privatisation, support striking workers and save our NHS.