Campaign Badges now available!

Actual Dimensions 30mm x 20mm approx, enamel.

With the petition at http://wickwants.epetitions.net still on the go, we are happy to announce that you can now display your support for the Wick Wants Work campaign (and donate to the PCS Revenue & Customs Group Hardship Fund) through the purchase of one of these limited edition enamel badges.  The first 500 have been produced in silver and dark blue, and are available at the price of £3 each (although donations of more are greatly appreciated from those who can afford it) or £2.50 each for orders of more than one.

If you would like to buy a badge (or badges) please email Drummondpcs (at) AOL (dot) com.  Trade Union Branches wishing to order a larger number can do so on a sale or return basis.

EDIT:  A limited run of 10 badges are being sold on auction site eBay - these badges will be accompanied by a personalised letter of thanks from the campaign and some stickers. 5 are currently up, the first being at this link - bidding opens at £3 (plus P&P) and after fees all of the bid price (and any change from actual postage costs possibly being slightly lower) will again go to the hardship fund.

About to kick off

The room is set up for this evening's workshop on campaigning skills, and it doesn't look too shabby.

Local MP, John Thurso, has been active again, grilling HMRC boss Leslie Strathie, who has offered to meet with him to discuss the concerns he has raised, and the local coverage of the campaign has been excellent.

Tonight should lead to more energy and confidence in the local campaigning work, and thanks to the hard work of Neil Bell, PCS learning project officer for the Highlands and Islands, who will be speaking about Skills for Life and the European Social Fund, refreshments are being provided!

£16,000,000,000 lost to the economy, MP meeting, stickers!

It speaks for itself, really...


On Friday past, WWW Campaigners met with local MP, John Thurso, and Highlands & Islands Enterprise, to bring them up to speed on the response to Wednesday's announcement, and discuss the way forward for the Parliamentary Campaign.  A full report will hopefully be published here shortly.

In other news, The Wick Wants Work stickers were proudly sported at the STUC Trades Councils Conference on Saturday, and photographs of delegates wearing the must have fashion accessory of the season, and supporting the campaign, would be available had only your humble correspondent remembered his camera!

If you would like stickers to distribute, please email Drummondpcs (address typed like this to avoid spambots getting hold of it) at aol dot com with your address, and how many you would like.  We would ask that you support the campaign by sending a few snaps of them being worn to the same address, and we'll post them up here.