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100,000 civil servants with PCS union to stage 24-hour strike

January 10, 2023 by editor Leave a Comment

Around 100,000 civil servants are to stage a 24-hour strike next month in an escalation of a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced that its members in 124 government departments and other bodies will walk out on February 1.

The union said it will be the largest civil service strike for years and signals a “significant escalation” of industrial action after a month of strikes by its members, including Border Force staff.

The stoppage will coincide with the TUC’s “protect the right to strike” day, which was announced in reaction to the Government’s controversial legislation on minimum service levels during industrial action.

This government is attacking the right to strike. Ministers have gone from clapping our key workers to threatening them with the sack.

On February 1st we’ll hold events across the country against this spiteful new bill. Save the date – more info coming soon.

— Trades Union Congress (@The_TUC) January 10, 2023

A further 33,000 PCS members working in five more departments, including HM Revenue & Customs, are next week re-balloting to join the union’s national strike action.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “During the last month, when thousands of PCS members across a range of departments took sustained industrial action, the Government said it had no money.

“But it managed to find millions of pounds to spend on managers and military personnel in a failed attempt to cover the vital work our members do.

“We warned the Government our dispute would escalate if they did not listen – and we’re as good as our word.”

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