PCS ADC Tuesday Afternoon

PCS Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) is the conference for the whole civil service and other organisations where PCS represents members.


As before all motions were carried unless otherwise noted. Where the branch voted in a different way to conference this will also be noted.


The first item was agreeing National Distinguished Life Memberships. Conference agreed to award one to Tony Church.


The most contentious and most important debate was up first; the debate on pay.


Motion A292 was debated with A294 and A306. A292 calls for campaigning against anti trade union laws, against pay restrictions, co-ordinating pay claims in departments and supporting groups who take action, consider legal action and hold a further national ballot. A294 calls for a consultation on future tactics on a pay ballot. A306 calls for departmental ballots rather than a national one.


There was a card vote which means that each branch puts their card into a ballot box. It  has the number of members in each branch on it and it is these membership figures that are counted. This process takes some time.


After a guest speaker we moved on to the next section of the agenda.


Motion A9 calls for the selection process to better take into account reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities, particularly neurodiversity conditions.


Motion A10 calls for neurodiversity to be recognised as a protected characteristic.


Motion A12 calls for neurodiversity conditions to be specifically taken into account in the interview process.


The vote on A292 was announced. The motion was carried.


Motion A14 calls for opposition to racism and fascism and to continue to work with campaigning organisations.


Motion A15 calls for a national TUC demonstration against fascism.


And that completes conference for today. Come back tomorrow. I will.