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We want a four-day working week for Dorset Council workersPlease sign our petition as we call on Dorset Council to transition to a typical four-day working week default for staff, with no loss of pay. The trade union movement won the weekend. It won the eight-hour day. It won paid holidays. It can win us the four-day week. The right to increased leisure time and decreased working hours was not handed to workers; we achieved it through organised workplace struggle. Over 200 UK companies – including South Cambridgeshire District Council - employing more than 5,000 people from a range of sectors have already adopted a four-day working week - demonstrating that productivity can be maintained or even increased while providing workers with more time to rest, pursue personal interests and spend time with their families. Performance has been broadly maintained across the authority’s services. The 9-5, five-day working week is a legacy of a past industrial age and no longer suits the realities of modern life. We are long overdue an update.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by UNISON Dorset -
BT don't hang up on LiverpoolWe, the undersigned, urge BT and Openreach to withdraw their proposal to relocate 600 jobs from Liverpool. We also ask that they collaborate with the CWU, the Combined Authority, the local council, and the MP to consider all options for retaining these jobs in Liverpool.1,209 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Carl Webb -
PROTECT OUR PAY, RESPECT OUR WORK - GSTT NHS Trust Set to Cut Wages of Vital Admin StaffGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust are planning to reduce the number of admin roles and pay admin staff less. SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP PAY CUTS AND PROTECT VITAL ADMIN STAFF. Do you think it's fair to cut the wages of some of the Trust's lowest paid workers, while workloads continue to be high? Admin staff are the first people you speak to as a patient and are with you throughout your patient journey. They are essential for keeping services running and this restructure puts patient care at risk. These staff deserve to be respected and valued for the work that they do. The Trust has provided plans which include incorrect figures, a lack of transparency and do not offer staff the opportunity to feedback in a meaningful way. We call on Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to: 1. Stop the consultation until the correct figures and essential information has been provided. The formal consultation will then need to start over to ensure it is meaningful. 2. Stop the pay cuts for Clinical Administration staff. Work with staff and trade unions to identify an alternative proposal that avoids cutting wages for lower paid staff, as the proposal does not outline a need to save money. 3. Provide full transparency about assessment and selection processes for staff and assurances that they will be carried out fairly. 4. Take action to prevent unreasonable workloads as a result of this restructure.1,306 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by UNISON Guy's and St Thomas' Branch -
Reconsider the Closure of Torquay DWP Office and Protect Local JobsWe, the undersigned, call on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to urgently reconsider the proposed closure of the DWP office in Torquay and to take all necessary steps to protect jobs, services and livelihoods in the local community. The proposed closure would have a significant and detrimental impact on the workforce. It threatens the loss of hundreds of years of combined experience and expertise at a time when the Department is undergoing major transformation and needs skilled, experienced staff more than ever. The closure would remove secure, high-quality public sector jobs from an area with limited opportunities for comparable employment. It would also increase economic hardship in a community that can ill afford the loss of well-paid and skilled jobs. We are concerned that alternative options have not been properly explored. The Department appears to have prioritised its hub strategy over avoiding job losses, despite the existence of other office locations, including existing DWP estate, within reasonable travelling distance. The option of home working as a redundancy avoidance measure, which is already used across other government departments, has also not been adequately considered. The justification for closures based on environmental objectives is flawed. Any reduction in the environmental impact of older buildings must be weighed against the increased travel required for staff forced to relocate to more distant offices, resulting in additional costs and emissions. Furthermore, forcing experienced staff out of the Department would represent poor value for taxpayers. Any redundancy or exit costs would be funded from the public purse, even though significant workloads remain across the DWP and recruitment continues in other parts of the Department. The work itself is not ending; this is the DWP forcing through this closure as part of its estate’s strategy. Staff in Torquay face a particularly acute risk because there are very limited opportunities for redeployment within reasonable travelling distance. This leaves many employees facing the prospect of redundancy through no fault of their own. We therefore call on the Secretary of State to: 1. Reconsider and halt the proposed closure of the Torquay DWP office. 2. Keep DWP jobs local and retain good-quality public sector employment in Torquay and surrounding communities. 3. Ensure that any redeployment opportunities are to roles at the same pay grade and on no less favourable terms and conditions. 4. Fully consider alternative solutions, including relocation to other local premises DWP sites and home working arrangements, before any office closure proceeds. 5. Carry out and publish a comprehensive Equality Impact Assessment before any final decision is made, ensuring that the effects on protected groups, carers, disabled staff and those with caring responsibilities are properly understood and addressed. 6. Commit to avoiding compulsory redundancies wherever possible and retaining the valuable experience and expertise of existing staff. The proposed closure is not driven by the end of the work carried out in Torquay. It is the result of an estates strategy that risks losing experienced staff, damaging the local economy and wasting public money. We urge the Government to rethink this decision and put workers, services and communities first.228 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Keir Morrison -
PCS Demands Fair Pay and Safe Working Conditions at the V&A MuseumDear Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for The Department of Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. cc. Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Gus Casely-Hayford, Director of V&A East, Tim Reeve, Deputy Director of V&A. This petition has been signed by PCS members, staff and visitors at the V&A, and members of the public who support this campaign. We are asking for: • The V&A to become a Real London Living Wage accredited employer, • A pay offer of at least 4% for Band 6 and above, • 1.5x normal pay on bank holidays, • A cross-site policy of closing public spaces when the temperature hits 30 degrees for the safety of our members and the public, as well as heat mitigation measures for back of house staff, • Staff at Storehouse to be allowed to access and carry drinking water, • Senior staff to meet with our trade union representatives to discuss matters important to our members.1,088 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Amelia Mohankumar -
Support Barnsley's Nursery Workers and Protect Children's ServicesBarnsley Council's plans to outsource North East, Central, Dearne, North, Penistone and South nurseries have left staff and families facing uncertainty. Negotiations have broken down over pension arrangements, despite workers previously being assured that their pension rights would be protected following transfer to a new employer. As a result, nurseries are already having to turn away children seeking September places because the future of these services remains unclear. Families across Barnsley risk losing access to vital early years provision, while dedicated nursery workers are being left in limbo. The workforce affected is overwhelmingly made up of women who have spent years, and in many cases decades, supporting children and families in their communities. These workers are simply asking for the pension protection they were promised and have earned through their public service. We call on Barnsley Council's leadership to honour its commitments, resolve the pension dispute, protect nursery workers' futures, and ensure that children and families do not lose access to essential nursery places this September. Sign this petition to demand fair treatment for nursery workers and to protect Barnsley's nursery provision for future generations.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alice Bennett
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Back Workers. Back Our BBC.The BBC is an essential public service that belongs to all of us. Since 2010 the BBC’s funding has been cut in real terms by around 30%, leaving workers overworked and undervalued. Now BBC management has announced plans to slash around 2,000 jobs - around one in ten - as part of further cost-cutting measures. This will have a devastating impact on audiences and communities across the UK and beyond. The BBC simply cannot fulfil its mission to inform, educate, and entertain without the creativity and professionalism of its workers. As the unions representing BBC staff, contractors, and freelancers - including writers, journalists, technical staff, musicians, actors, production and maintenance staff - we need your support to fight for jobs and for the future of our BBC.6,635 of 7,000 SignaturesCreated by Broadcasting, Entertainment & Arts Unions (BEAU) and Unite -
Stop cuts to jobs and hours: support low-paid Sodexo workers at Belfast UK Government hub“Update: Sodexo has just issued letters trying to cut hours. Our members are taking further action, and working under protest, to prevent any attempt to impose these cuts. We’ve made it clear to Sodexo the only way to resolve this dispute is to talk to PCS.” Global multinational Sodexo is trying to cut the hours and jobs of low-paid PCS union members providing essential services to government buildings in Belfast city centre. Sign this petition to Paul Anstey, Sodexo, asking him to reverse the outsourcing giant’s decision to make our members poorer and threaten their jobs. Donate to ensure our low-paid members can continue their fight without financial hardship. Sodexo is a multinational outsourcing company which reported net profits of £679 million in 2025. It is Europe’s second largest company delivering catering and facilities management services, employing more than 400,000 workers across over 40 countries. In Belfast, 18 Sodexo employees – low-paid receptionists, cleaners, porters and kitchen staff – are taking on Sodexo, determined to defend their jobs, hours and working conditions. These PCS members work in Erskine House – the UK Government hub building home to HMRC, the Cabinet Office and Northern Ireland Office – and Carne House. Despite revenue, net profits and profit margins all increasing in 2025, Sodexo claims it is underperforming and has appointed a new global CEO to boost performance. In Belfast, to ‘align with the financial position of the contract’, Sodexo senior management demanded a small group of low-paid workers agree a cut of 140-160 to their hours of work. Our members were faced with an appalling ‘choice’ – agree to reduce hours which would cut their take home pay and intensify their work, accept changes to their roles which for many are unsuitable, or see job cuts. Our members report that staffing levels are already stretched. Further reductions are likely to worsen working conditions and could have a serious impact on service delivery, particularly when there are existing difficulties meeting key performance indicators. PCS supported members through the individual consultation process, offered alternatives to redundancies and met with Sodexo management, to try and resolve this issue. But Sodexo would not make a formal offer to resolve the dispute or meet our bargaining demands. As a last resort, our members walked out on strike for two weeks in early to mid June. Action so far The strike action was solid, with picket lines every day, supported by PCS civil servants, Irish Congress, the Northern Ireland Public Services Alliance (NIPSA), UCU, Unison, Unite, Belfast and District Trades Council and many more. However, rather than sitting down and seeking to reach agreement with PCS negotiators, Sodexo reportedly spent thousands of pounds on flights and hotels, bringing in workers from other parts of the UK to undermine the action. The dispute is set to escalate unless we can reach an agreement with Sodexo to save our members jobs and terms. We call on Paul Anstey, Sodexo (CEO, Government and Energy UK&I) to intervene to • Withdraw the proposal to cut the hours of workers on the contract • Withdraw all threat of redundancies • Withdraw any proposals to amalgamate roles to create multi-functional roles. Please sign this petition to support these brave and determined workers, in their fight for workplace justice.717 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Keir Morrison -
Stop the Civil Service Pension Crisis: Bring Pension Administration Back In-HouseThousands of retired and partially retired civil servants are facing late or missing pension payments because of failures in the outsourced Capita administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. These delays are causing real hardship. Pensioners have been forced into debt, bank charges and financial uncertainty, while bereaved spouses and ill-health retirees are being left waiting for the support they need at some of the most difficult times in their lives. The problems have become so severe that more than 150 civil servants have reportedly been deployed to help stabilise the service. Yet despite these failures, Capita has been awarded a £370 million contract to provide HR and payroll services across four government departments, potentially putting the pay of 250,000 civil servants at risk. We cannot allow this to become another public services scandal. We call on the Government to: • Bring Civil Service pension administration back in-house. • Establish a compensation scheme all who are affected by pension administration failures. • Clear the existing backlog as a matter of urgency, prioritising ill-health retirees, bereaved families, and those facing financial hardship. • Suspend any further contract awards involving Capita until a full review of the procurement process and the company's service delivery performance has been completed. • Honour the government's commitment to deliver the greatest wave of insourcing in a generation.12,351 of 15,000 Signatures -
End rail outsourcing – bring our cleaners back in-house!The largest rail operator in the UK – Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) – has just come into public ownership under Great British Railways. But without further action, a hidden layer of privatisation – outsourcing – will continue, undermining the government’s public ownership agenda. Rather than directly employing many of the workers who keep our railways running, GTR have outsourced their work to private companies. Take cleaning. GTR’s cleaners are actually employed by Churchill, who make an estimated £2.52 million a year from this contract. Outsourcing profits are made by giving staff low pay, no or little sick pay, and no decent pension. Firms cut jobs to make their profits bigger, forcing everyone else to work harder. It’s a rip off for taxpayers. It’s a worse service for passengers. And it exploits the workers who keep our railways running. GTR must set out a timetable to end outsourcing, starting by bringing Churchill cleaners back in-house immediately.1,716 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by RMT Union -
Save Paradise Park Nursery and Protect JobsWe, the workers, parents and community of Islington, call on Islington Council to urgently halt the closure of Paradise Park Nursery and protect jobs for all workers at Islington Play Association (IPA). IPA runs Paradise Park Nursery and four adventure playgrounds that local families rely on every day. Due to financial difficulties, the charity has said it can no longer continue operating. In response, the Council has proposed taking over the playgrounds but allowing the nursery to close — with no guarantees for around 30 workers. The workers face losing their livelihood, children without their loving nursery and parents scambling to find alternative childcare options in a part of London where nurseries are over subscribed. Serious concerns have been raised that not all possible options for keeping both the nursery and playgrounds open have been fully considered before this decision was reached. This means the closure of Paradise Park Nursery may be premature and avoidable. No meaningful consultation has taken place with workers, parents or the wider community — and there has been no real opportunity for families, worker or the local community to put forward alternatives or shape the future of the services they rely on. Nursery workers are facing losing their jobs and so are playground staff. Even though the Council has said the playgrounds will remain open, playground staff have been issued ‘at risk’ letters. This uncertainty is causing avoidable distress to committed staff who have supported Islington families for years. We call on Islington Council, Cllr Una O’Halloran and Cllr Sheila Chapman to: • Pause the closure of Paradise Park Nursery immediately • Review all available options to keep both the nursery and playgrounds open • Guarantee no compulsory redundancies for all workers at IPA • Put urgent interim arrangements in place to keep the nursery and playgrounds operating • Work with staff, parents and the community to secure a long term future • Engage in meaningful consultation before any final decisions are made6,008 of 7,000 SignaturesCreated by Lloyd Sherwood & Daniel Shannon-Hughes -
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Save the Institute of Orthopaedics Library!We call for an immediate withdrawal of proposals to close the UCL Institute of Orthopaedics Library and transfer day-to-day management of the space to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. Last week, UCL LCCOS management announced proposals to close the UCL Institute of Orthopaedics Library in Stanmore and transfer day-to-day management of the space to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. In the closure proposals, five out of six jobs will be lost, with staff facing redeployment to different roles at library sites an hour away or facing redundancy. UCL has opened up a short, one month-long consultation on the proposals, wishing to close the site by 1st September 2026, just a few months away. These proposals would leave students at the Institute of Orthopaedics Library over 10 miles from their next nearest UCL library space, and without access to the specialist knowledge and support currently provided by staff on site. Instead of on-site services with dedicated study space and a specialist library team, staff and students at the Institute of Orthopaedics will be reliant on digital resources and one library staff member based off site. We oppose the proposed closure of the Institute of Orthopaedics Library and are calling on UCL to withdraw these proposals in full. UCL management have justified the library’s closure through claimed reduced in-person borrowing statistics and reduced funding contributions from the NHS towards the library. However, we do not believe this reasoning reflects the reality of the situation on the ground and instead is being used to justify wider plans by UCL to centralise services and close smaller university sites. We, the undersigned, call on UCL to: • Withdraw the current proposals to close the Institute of Orthopaedics Library; • Agree to no compulsory redundancies of staff in this team; • Commit to consult meaningfully over a long timeframe with the Institute of Orthopaedics staff and student community and trade unions, on the future of the library; • Recognise the skills, value and experience of these specialist staff.579 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Matthew Lee