UK trade union says 100,000 public sector workers to strike on Feb. 1 (updated)
11/01/2023 17:16
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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Public and
Commercial Services (PCS) union said on Wednesday 100,000 of its
members across 124 government departments would take strike
action on Feb. 1 in a dispute over pay, pensions and job
security.
The union has been carrying out a rolling programme of
strikes across different government departments and other public
sector bodies over the last month, which has included driving
test examiners, border force staff and road traffic officers.
"We warned the government our dispute would escalate if
they did not listen, and we’re as good as our word," PCS general
secretary Mark Serwotka said.
Serwotka said he was meeting with a government minister
on Thursday and the dispute could be resolved if more money was
offered to its members.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by Michael Holden)
((kylie.maclellan@thomsonreuters.com;))