The strike action will have a 'significant impact' on deliveries of passports as summer approaches.
The offices affected in England, Scotland and Wales will include Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough and Southport
He said: "Their approach is further evidence they're treating their own workforce worse than anyone else. Mr Serwotka said: "But how can our members ignore the cost-of-living crisis when 40,000 civil servants are using foodbanks and 45,000 of them are claiming the benefits they administer themselves?
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