Monday morning DWP Group Conference

We are off. The conference started with some administration and moving the annual report and then we are straight on to the motions. All motions were carried unless otherwise noted. 

A1 calls for us to make more efforts to recruit more members. The GEC acknowledged the success of our branch in recruitment. We can still do better so please ask your colleagues to join PCS. 

A6 calls for UC to be suspended & for various improvements to social security benefits. 

A21 calls for protections for DWP staff  who claim UC themselves. 

A28 calls for STBA decisions are not made face to face as this could put our members in danger. 

A35 calls for more staff in CMG and a campaign on stress levels. 

A41 calls for a split into front office & back office functions in CMG. 

EM6 calls for a pay bid & a campaign to support the national pay campaign & plan of action. 

A58 calls for improvements in the quality of decision making in harassment, bullying & discrimination complaints. 

A68 calls for better safeguards to ensure that appeal managers are truly independent.