Workers from HM Passport Office in Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newport, Peterborough, Southport and Belfast will strike for most of April into May as they continue to call for a pay rise and job security.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:"This escalation of our action has come about because, in sharp contrast with other parts of the public sector, ministers have failed to hold any meaningful talks with us, despite two massive strikes and sustained, targeted action lasting six months.Advertisement
"They've had six months to resolve this dispute but for six months have refused to improve their 2% imposed pay rise, and failed to address our members' other issues of concern. "They seem to think if they ignore our members, they'll go away. 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?
"It's a national scandal and a stain on this government's reputation that so many of its own workforce are living in poverty."Strike campaign to last 'through summer'Passport Office staff have come under increasing pressure following a"record number of applications" in 2022 after COVID restrictions were lifted in the UK and abroad, the Home Office said.
About 133,000 civil servants also walked out on Wednesday in the largest day of strikes since this current wave started last year.
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