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Peter MiddlemanPCS NW Regional Secretary
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270,000 PCS members across government and in privatised sector
National and delegated CS recognition National Trade Union Committee National consultation Delegated bargaining – 230+ bargaining units Delegated facility arrangements Departmental Trade Union Sides
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Ministerial agenda
Political lobby – protecting the taxpayer?
Cuts - cost (not benefits)
Privatisation – divesting responsibility?
Austerity perspective – reason or excuse?
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BERR: Workplace representatives – a review of their facilities and facility time (2007)
TUC: The facts about facility time for union reps (2011)
NatCenSocial Research report for Unison: The value of trade union facility time – Insight, challenges, solutions (June 2012)
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North west version of “The union advantage”
Focus on Learning; Health % Safety; Equality, Green issues and vulnerable workers
Benefits to employees and employers
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Long lead in, short consultation Unilateral document, November 2012 Leading questions NTUC discussions – cut short Cost limits set Legal constraints - acknowledged ACAS Code – duties and activities Statutory duties included?
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Union democracy and representation Equality and diversity Collective bargaining machinery Statutory responsibilities Members’ rights Knowledge and expertise Individual reps
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Preparation for a hostile environment
Count Me In
Tool kit – co-ordinated/tailored
Box cleverer
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New IER publication
Domestic, European and international perspectives
Legal and political analysis
UK – a “rogue state”
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Fewer reps? Less diverse union? Lower skills and expertise? Even worse management of change More stress – members, reps, managers and
organisation More grievances – less access to help Lower morale Erosion of workplace rights
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Unintended consequences
Industrial relations machinery grew out of concessions to “rank and file” militancy?
They have more to lose than us