Renewing the mandate for strike action and our re-ballot

The PCS national campaign is in support of our national pay claim for a 10% pay rise and a living wage of at least £15 an hour, pensions justice, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms.

Our programme of strike action has resulted in an improved offer from the government, but it isn’t enough and we need to keep the pressure on to get a better deal.

Your vote in the current re-ballot is crucial to enable us to continue our campaign. 

All members

Have you voted yet?!

If you've not yet voted, please complete and post your ballot paper back to the independent electoral scrutineer as soon as possible.

The scrutineer needs to receive all ballot papers by 12 noon on Tuesday 9 May, which means you must post your ballot paper as soon as possible and at least a few days before 9 May (it's a bank holiday on 8 May) to be sure of it arriving in time.

Tell us you’ve voted

There are three ways you can tell us you’ve posted your ballot paper:

1. Tell your local rep/activist who will update your PCS Digital account to show you've voted
2. Log into your PCS Digital account and tick the box to tell us you've voted
3. Reply to the email or text message you receive from PCS HQ, or tell the rep or staff member who phones you. 

Are you being balloted? Check our list of the 184 employers where we are balloting.

For activists and reps

CallHub phoning campaign

Speaking to members is the only way to get over the 50% threshold, and there's still time to squeeze in calls to members in your branch. Login to your CallHub account. If you want to request a new campaign for your branch, complete the request form, and your branch will be assigned a campaign which you and your fellow activists can log into and call members using the automated calling system. Read the guidance on how to use CallHub.

Using ‘Organising Hub’ on PCS Digital

There is a quick guide on how to use the organising hub on PCS Digital, to record members' details and if they have voted.

There is also a range of articles on PCS Knowledge to help reps with the national ballot, such as GDPR guidelines, the union reps' duty to maintain accurate records and branch ballot-ready plan.

Key ballot dates

• Monday 20 March - Ballot opens
• Sunday 16 April (5pm) – deadline for new members to join PCS in order to receive a ballot paper (also applies to existing members who are new to the ballot, e.g. changed employer or had an invalid ballot address)
• Wednesday 19 April 5pm – deadline for requesting a replacement ballot paper
• Thursday 4 May (lunchtime) - probably the final day to post and be confident your ballot paper will arrive in time (but you can post up to the morning of Saturday 6 May to have a chance of returning it in time)
• Tuesday 9 May– Ballot closes at 12 noon (after the bank holiday)

Read further details about our campaign, industrial action campaign and strike fund.