We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 6 pm in the upstairs room at the Working Men's Club, 6-10 Orchard Street, Weston super Mare, BS23 1RQ.

2015 meeting dates: 3rd March, 7th April, 5th May, 2nd June, 7th July, 4th August, 1st September, 6th October, 3rd November, and 1st December.

Thursday 31 January 2013

Campaign for the Living Wage - Weston TUC Meeting - 13th February

The next meeting of Weston and North Somerset TUC will be held on 13th February at 7 pm in the upstairs room at the Bristol Hotel, 29 Locking Road, Weston super Mare.

Our guest speaker will be Kit Leary from the South West TUC who will talk about the Living Wage.

Research by the South West TUC released during Living Wage Week (November 4 – 10, 2012) showed that 26% of workers (22,463) in North Somerset earn less than £7.20 an hour – the lowest rate that campaigners believe supports a decent standard of living outside London. From November 2012 the Living Wage increased to £7.45 an hour.

All trade union members living or working in North Somerset are invited to attend.

Further information on the Living Wage can be found at:

Fair Pay Campaign South West

Living Wage Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation


Wednesday 16 January 2013

Justice not for Sale - Email your MP now

The PCS is asking all PCS members, whether they work in criminal enforcement and fixed penalties or not to email their MP as soon as possible asking them to oppose privatisation and come to the Parliamentary briefing on 22 January.  The letter to MPs has been updated so that it can be sent from any member of the union and not just enforcement members. Please email your MP now by using the following link:
http://pcslive.bluestatedigital.com/page/speakout/criminal-fine-enforcement


All of us are potentially at risk from privatisation as we know the aim is to sell off 'similar' work if they get away with privatising criminal enforcement and fixed penalties. This means all members have a role to play in helping to defeat privatisation.

The campaign to stop the privatisation of MoJ's enforcement services is reaching a critical stage as the Crime and Courts Bill reaches the House of Commons this month.

In the House of Lords there was some success with the introduction of an independent appeals system for people who have complaints about private bailiffs. However, the bill still allows for the work we do and our jobs to be handed over to private companies.


PCS is stepping up the pressure of our parliamentary campaigning and holding a briefing for all MPs on Tuesday 22 January at 2 pm. We will be telling them why they should vote against the privatisation.

MoJ are under considerable pressure on the issue of privatisation. MoJ procurement has been severely criticised over the court interpreters
contract and the electronic monitoring contract awarded to Serco who made record profits and ripped off the tax payer. Now is the time to step up the pressure.

Please take a moment to email your MP today to make sure they're kept informed and help us win support for our amendments to the Bill aimed at taking our clauses enabling privatisation.



You can download the full PCS document here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5j2lWfRXcIfbWY5YWZ2RHlGZzg/edit