Are you about to leave work or retire? Are you a member of PCS? Do you want to stay in touch with what is
happening both at work and out of it?
Become a member of the ARMs section of PCS.
ARMs is the Associate and Retired Members section of
PCS. It operates in a similar way to
your local branch, but encompasses ex employees of all Departments of the Civil
Service. ARMs campaigns on behalf of all
ex Civil Service PCS members on a wide range of issues. Some current issues at the forefront are:
- NHS cuts
- Guidance on home care services, when someone needs care and
- Tax help for older people from volunteers who are ex HMRC staff
These are by no means the only issues. ARMs works alongside the TUC, National
Pensioners Convention, Civil Service Pensioner’s Alliance and other
organisations, and even local branches, to try to get the best deals for you in
your new situation and also for your families, including Public Services,
Education, job availability for younger members of the family. If you aren’t a member, then you don’t have a
voice, so please consider transferring you PCS membership if you are leaving
the Civil Service.
There is a local committee which runs ARMs in
your area to which you can feed your concerns and, should you wish, you can become
an active member of that
committee. Even better – subs are:
only £2.09 per calendar month!
Like all sections of the union, ARMs relies on
strength in numbers and the more members there are, the more successful
campaigning work it can do. ARMs isn’t
about ageing fuddy duddies, it is about you!
Take a few moments to look at the ARMs web pages via this link;
Linda Woollen
Ex DWP Sheffield Branch Organiser
Y&H ARMs committee member
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