PCS union

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is a trade union representing civil service workers. Recent news highlights their involvement in two distinct areas. Firstly, PCS members were reportedly among hundreds of protesters at a Gosport marina, responding to calls from a far-right campaigner with the mistaken belief that asylum seekers were arriving. This action led to six arrests. Secondly, a senior curator at the National Gallery has claimed that PCS-represented security staff, predominantly from minority ethnic backgrounds, are facing segregation. These outsourced guards are allegedly barred from high-quality staff recreation areas available to other employees, leading to accusations of discriminatory practices. These events underscore the PCS union's current relevance in addressing issues of worker rights, discrimination, and public demonstrations related to immigration.