Trade Union Facility Time in the government sector
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Pam Cole, Policy OfficerPCS
IER April 2013 - The Public Sector: cuts, privatisation and
employment rights
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270,000 members across government and in privatised sector
National and delegated CS recognition National Trade Union Committee National consultation Delegated bargaining Delegated facility arrangements Departmental Trade Union Sides
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Ministerial agenda Political lobby – protecting the taxpayer? Cuts - cost (not benefits) Privatisation – divesting responsibility? The wider public sector Austerity perspective – reason or excuse?
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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)
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Consultation responses PCS surveys Joint projects Delivering change Resolving grievances Agreements tailored to organisations
Civil Service is not just Whitehall Managers’ needs as well as members’ needs
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Long lead in, short consultation Unilateral document, November 2012 Leading questions NTUC discussions – cut short Ministerial announcement Cabinet Office directive Cost limits set Legal constraints - acknowledged ACAS Code – duties and activities
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A fundamental rupture of industrial relations
in the Civil Service
Ending or changing existing agreements
Central control or delegated authority?
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Union democracy and representation Equality and diversity Collective bargaining machinery Statutory responsibilities Members’ rights Knowledge and expertise Individual reps
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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
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Preparation for a hostile environment Organising strategy – Count Me In PCS national campaign Departmental agreements? Tool kit – co-ordinated/tailored Supporting reps Supporting members Legal challenges? Transition plan
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Wider attacks On employment rights On trade union rights Rest of public sector
Wider campaigning to protect rights and resist detriments
Working with TUC and IER and others
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“I was helped from the moment I set foot in the union room. They are a brilliant support system...My rep was in every meeting ...so I was assured all correct procedures were being adhered to”
“Support from my HR department would have been no substitute for the support I received from my union rep because I would not have felt they were ‘on my side’”
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Public and Commercial Services Union