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Welcome to the website for PCS Merseyside Associate & Retired Members (ARMs). Get your latest news here and information about events that you can get involved with.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. They provide immediate medical aid to those in great need. MAP is needed now more than ever. PCS ARMs is committed to supporting MAP. Click here to find out more and to make a donation.
Capita's Pension Chaos - The Clock Is Ticking
PCS national news: In April, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office gave Capita until 30 June 2026 to return the Civil Service Pension Scheme to normal contractual levels.
Stop The Civil Service Pension Crisis - Bring Pension Administration In-House
PCS national news: Petition Nick Thomas-Symonds, Paymaster General of the United Kingdom. Sign the petition here
Civil Service Pensions Crisis
NEW Update from PCS (16 June). Click here to read the article.
Check out all the previous updates regarding the Civil Service pensions crisis in our 2026 archive here.
War and the Cost of Living Crisis
How war in the Middle East is impacting on the cost of living in the UK. Click here to read the article.
What's The Alternative?
What can we do to prevent domestic energy crises in the future? Click here to find out more
Events
There are lots of things that Merseyside ARMs members can get involved in from supporting PCS picket lines to attending local and regional ARMs meetings to taking part in online e-actions and more. Scroll down for upcoming events.
18 June
Bank of England Interest Rate Decision
The fourth interest rate decision of 2026 is due today. Click here for more information.
19 June
PCS Merseyside ARMs Committee
(Note change of date) Meeting 11:00 - 13:00, PCS Office, Robert Tressell Room, 3rd Floor, UNITE Building, Jack Jones House, Islington, Liverpool L3 8EF. All Merseyside ARMs members are entitled to attend in person or via MS Teams.
If you don’t usually attend in person but plan to for this one click here to advise the secretary so your name can be added to the list of attendees.
24 June
PCS Black Members Windrush Day Event
Online via MS Teams, 12:30 - 1:30pm. All PCS members welcome.
Click here for more information and to register for the event
24 June
Palestine, Health Work & Solidarity
Palestine Solidarity Campaign webinar, 6 - 7pm.
Click here for more information and to register for the event
1 July
Energy Price Cap Changes From Today
The energy price cap for gas and electricity charges will change from today. Expect a 13% increase to the price cap. Click here for more information
25 July
Solidarity Eevents Coming Up In July
Jack Jones House and The Casa.
23 August
Together Festival at the Liverpool Caribbean Centre
Assemble 11am at the Metropolitan Cathedral for a march to the Caribbean Centre L8
Who We Are
This is the website for PCS Merseyside Associate & Retired Members (ARMs).
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is organised throughout the civil service and government agencies, making it the UK’s biggest and most influential civil service trade union. PCS also organises widely in the private sector, usually in companies that hold government contracts.
PCS are a democratic organisation, run by our members, for our members. We campaign for fair pay and conditions, decent pensions for all and equality in the workplace and beyond.
PCS Associate & Retired members (ARMs) section has over 12,000 members. Merseyside ARMs is a sub group of PCS North West ARMs with hundreds of members across Merseyside.
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