More than 130,000 civil servants across the UK walked out on Friday over an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms, and job security.
The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members’ all-out strike affected 132 departments and public bodies ranging from the British Museum to the Cabinet Office. The British Museum said it would restrict entry to members and pre-booked visitors.
It’s the union’s third national strike in three months, along with a series of smaller-scale strikes.
PSU members at passport offices are in the middle of a five-week strike that will end on May 6. Driving examiners are also taking rolling regional actions….