Public and Commercial Services Union

With over 300,000 members, PCS is one of the largest trade unions in the UK.

The vast majority of our members work in civil service departments and agencies and in the Land Registry alone approximately 6,000 staff are already members of PCS.

Collective bargaining for better conditions

Given the size of the Land Registry it is impractical if not impossible for issues such as pay, grading, leave, flexible working hours, childcare and the on-going transformation of the organisation associated with the “blueprint” and e-conveyancing to be negotiated individually.

There is therefore a system of collective bargaining and PCS, representing all administrative and executive grades from registration assistants up to SRA1s, is recognised by Land Registry management for this purpose.

You are the union

Indeed, Land Registry encourages staff to belong to the appropriate recognised trade union, not only for collective bargaining purposes but also for support and representation on personal matters at work.

All members are strongly encouraged to actively participate and feel a sense of real “ownership” of our union.

Conference determines group policy

The annual group conference determines policy. Delegates from every branch vote on motions submitted following “all members” meetings in branches.

Between conferences, an elected group executive committee is responsible for achieving conference policy and dealing with the many issues that arise during the course of the year.

Members have the final say

Members always have the final say on all important issues through membership meetings and ballots.

The more members participate, the more our union can achieve both on a collective and on an individual basis. It is really as simple as that.

PCS is run by its members, with professional support provided by its full time staff in London and in its network of regional offices.

Get involved

Any member can become an “activist” by standing for election to, for example, the branch or group executive committee.

This involves a wide range of very challenging, interesting and rewarding work on behalf of fellow members and PCS provides many training courses to equip elected reps for their roles.

Communication is a vital ingredient in encouraging all members to engage with the important work issues, affecting all of us and our families, that are concerned with the future of our jobs and careers, our pay, our job satisfaction and our health and safety within the working environment.

Communication is key to our success

This group web site is one of the means available to us to ensure that all members have access to up to date information about what is going on.

We are quite sure, however, that face to face discussion, at meetings and on a day to day basis between members and reps in the workplace, remains the best way to make us all feel that PCS is ours and that, together, we can make a real difference for the better in our working lives.