Peter MiddlemanPCS NW Regional Secretary

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

Ministerial agenda

Political lobby – protecting the taxpayer?

Cuts - cost (not benefits)

Privatisation – divesting responsibility?

Austerity perspective – reason or excuse?

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)

North west version of “The union advantage”

Focus on Learning; Health % Safety; Equality, Green issues and vulnerable workers

Benefits to employees and employers

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?

Union democracy and representation Equality and diversity Collective bargaining machinery Statutory responsibilities Members’ rights Knowledge and expertise Individual reps

Preparation for a hostile environment

Count Me In

Tool kit – co-ordinated/tailored

Box cleverer

New IER publication

Domestic, European and international perspectives

Legal and political analysis

UK – a “rogue state”

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

Unintended consequences

Industrial relations machinery grew out of concessions to “rank and file” militancy?

They have more to lose than us