Border Force staff are set to strike for eight days over Christmas
comes after 100,000 PCS members in 214 government departments and other public bodies voted to strike over a 10 per cent pay rise, pensions justice, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms.
It follows strikes announced in the Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency , Rural Payment Agency , National Highways and Department for Work and Pensions .PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka, said: “The government can stop these strikes tomorrow if it puts money on the table. “Like so many workers, our members are struggling with the cost of living crisis. They are desperate. They are being told there is no money for them, while they watch ministers giving out government contracts worth billions of pounds to their mates.“Some sections of the media have accused us of playing politics with these strikes. Let me be clear: our dispute is with the employer.
“We will fight to improve our members’ pay, terms and conditions regardless of who is in Downing Street.”Leeds Bradford Airport has responded amid the strikes. A spokesperson for the airport said: “Regarding Border Force industrial action in December 2022, we do not expect any disruption at LBA as the strike is not taking place at our airport.
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