As a result of the department’s decision to impose the 2008 pay offer, and their disgraceful and arrogant decision to not seek third party assistance to help resolve the dispute, the PCS MoD Group Executive Committee (GEC) will meet on Wednesday this week. At our meeting we will consider how we take forward the emergency motion on pay passed at PCS MoD Group Conference on 18th May 2009.This motion, unanimously supported at conference, commits PCS to:
- Continue to oppose the MoD pay offer and any imposed award.
- To examine all legal routes to challenge the cuts to consolidated pay. The GEC is instructed to take steps to ensure that legal test cases are lodged and that the legal position of every member is fully protected.
- Step up our campaigning activity and in particular ensure that MoD pay is on the agenda of the PCS Parliamentary Group and is raised with all MPs.
- To conduct a detailed consultation exercise with all Branches on the next steps in the pay campaign. This should include face to face discussion with activists and meetings to gauge the mood of members.
- Publish the next steps in the campaign of opposition to these proposals in due course, and if possible link activity to proposed MoD job cuts.
- Ensure that MoD pay is raised by the national union in discussions with the Treasury and Cabinet Office and that we continue to seek their intervention in MoD pay.
- That the next steps in our pay campaign compliment and are coherent with the PCS national pay campaign.
- The consultation exercise should include considering forms of action that members could be asked to take.
In the meantime members are urged to:
1. Sign the petition protesting about the pay cuts on the 10 Downing Street website (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/MoDpaycuts/)
2. Protest to the Secretary of State (please download the model letter from our website or collect a copy from your Branch)
3. All members at E1 and E2 are urged to complete and send the letter from our union drafted by our lawyers. It is essential that every PCS member at E1 and E2 completes the letter and sends it to MoD. A copy must also be sent to PCS. To potentially protect your legal position you are urged to send the letter to the employer. The letter is available from our website and also is also being mailed to every member with your copy of the Defender magazine.
A further pay update will be issued after the meeting of the GEC.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Barnsley
Group Secretary
