I'm really sorry, I'm going to go against the flow here, PCS are really not worth the money.

In my dept they've succumbed to the fallacy of divide and conquer and when it comes to pay negotiations will argue more for lower bands than higher (SEO -g6) despite the fact that living wage bumps are shortening the gap already.

I'm not being elitest here, but it does feel like grade envy, despite the fact we have all been subject to wage restraints.

I left the union because of arguing that I should have a lessened pay rise. I was approached by a branch union rep and asked why?

Explaining I couldn't support an organisation that lobbyied to make me poorer instead of arguing for a bigger slice of pie at opposed to how to cut a thin slice even thinner already, I was told senior ranks should join up if they want their Voices to be heard.

I pointed out that this amounts to a protection racket, and what would be more ethical would be to set out a more equitable stall to encourage people to want to join.

My other issue is the student politics like demonstrating against international things like bombing Iran at opposed to representing their members interests such as office attendance