The UK government is facing “sustained industrial action” by civil servants after around 100,000 union members working for the civil service voted to strike in a dispute over pay, pensions, and jobs.
The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said on Nov. 10 that the legal threshold for industrial action had been reached in 126 separate areas, covering workers ranging from driving test examiners to Border Force officials.
The union warned that unless it receives “substantial proposals” from the government, it will announce a programme of “sustained industrial action” on Nov. 18.
‘Huge Vote’
PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka said: “The government must look at the huge vote for strike action across swathes of the civil service and realise it can no longer treat its workers with contempt….