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Would you like to go on a working holiday to Glastonbury Festival this June?

Simon Brett, Peter Goddard, and Jacqui Goddard from your PCS branch, and others from various PCS branches around the country, have gone for free to Glastonbury, Latitude, and other festivals with the Workers Beer Company over past few years.

This involves volunteering to behind the bars for part of the time at the festival. Outside of this Volunteers are free to enjoy the festival, and part of the money from the bars is then given to PCS to help with our union campaigning work and the union fighting fund.

What You Get

• Free transport to and from the Glastonbury festival site.
• Free meals provided.
• Some free drinks.
• Free secure camping.
• Full training on bar work – no prior experience needed!
• Freedom to enjoy the festival outside of shifts.

For more information about all that Glastonbury Festival has to offer (spoiler alert – Kendrick Lamar!), please visit the Glastonbury 2022 website.

Requirements

• You are expected to work shifts at the bar as and when you are needed. This will not be for the entirety of the festival, but you are expected to work the shifts you say you are going to work.
• You must bring your own tent and camping gear.
• You are expected to be on the festival site from Tuesday 21 June and remain onsite till Monday 27 June.
• You need to be a member of PCS or another union.

How do I get involved?

If you would be interested in joining us volnteering at Glastonbury, the best thing you can do is get in touch using our contact form. Alternatively, send an email to one of your union reps, who will provide you with more information.

Glastonbury is heavily subscribed with applications from interested parties wanting to work and attend for free, so our Branch will need to apply soon. Because we have established a reputation as a reliable group, we have a good chance of our application being accepted for not only Glastonbury Festival, but other festivals too, so long as we have enough volunteers (six is the minimum).

As previously stated, travel is provided, and the travel pick up point and drop off point will be in Leeds near the Bus Station. Further details of this will be made available later in the year after all applicants are confirmed.

Please note that this offer is only available to those who are PCS members, or members of another union. If anyone not a member of PCS is interested in taking part, they will first have to join PCS or join another union relevant to their place of work or situation.

On 6th November 2021, there will be a demonstration in Millienium Square in Leeds, as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. It is being organised by the COP26 Coalition, starting from 11:30 when protestors will assemble. Following assembly, there will be a march from 1pm to a rally at 3pm which will have speakers, stalls and music.

The COP26 Coalition is a UK-based coalition organising around issues of climate justice, during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). It is a display of solidarity between different groups all affected by climate change; trade unions, grassroots community campaigns, faith groups, NGOs, youth groups, and migrant and racial justice networks are but a few of the groups commited to raising awareness and demanding justice around the issue.

Cliamte change is an existential threat that threatens all of us. Workers have a unique stake: we are affected by climate change, but workplaces are also a major contributor to it, and we as workers can be at the heart of a greener, fairer society. PCS has a history of campaigning on environmental and climate issues, generally and in workplaces, though our network of green reps. Visit the PCS website for more information on our union and climate change.

To keep updated we suggest you follow the Facebook Event for the Trade Union & Workers Bloc. For more information you can also contact our Environmental Officer.