The Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union (PTC) was a short-lived

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in the

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. The union was formed in January 1996, when the Inland Revenue Staff Federation merged with the National Union of Civil and Public Servants.A collection-level description for the papers of the Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union

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The general secretaries of the two former unions, Clive Brooke and John Sheldon respectively, became joint general secretaries of the new union. The union primarily worked in the

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, but also in other public organisations. In March 1998, the union joined with the Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA), forming the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).

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