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Passport Office workers across UK to strike for five weeks over pay

Members of PCS union to take part in action from early April likely to have ‘significant impact’ on delivery times

The Guardian - UK

Urgent holiday warning issued to Brits with passport applications to be hit by delays

Members of the PCS union working in Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough and Southport going on strike will have a 'significant impact' on passport deliveries

Chronicle Live

Passport staff to strike for FIVE WEEKS as Brits planning on holidays issued warning

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced the 'significant' escalation in industrial action. It also accused the Government of failing to engage in 'meaningful' talks.

Daily Mirror

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Passport Office strike: How will five-week walkout affect your travel plans?

Even the announcement of a strike by members of the PCS union will precipitate a surge in applications

The Independent UK

Five week passport office strike

Members of the PCS Union are walking out next month

Liverpool Echo

Passport Office workers to strike for five weeks in escalation of pay row

Workers in Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough, Southport and Belfast will walk out.

The Independent UK

Hundreds join picket lines across city as workers stage biggest walk-out of the year

Teachers, civil servants, junior doctors and university lecturers continued their fight for improved pay and conditions and took part in one of the biggest walk-outs this year

Liverpool Echo

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Jeremy Hunt blasted for ignoring public sector pay demands in 'betrayal' Budget

Nurses, teachers and paramedics have responded with fury at the Chancellor's failure to hike public sector pay, with one union claiming he had 'stuck up two fingers to workers with this Budget'

Daily Mirror

'You can work at McDonald’s for more money': Striking civil servants protest in Cardiff over pay offer

The UK Government has urged strikers to recognise, 'what is reasonable and affordable'

Wales Online

Mass walkouts on Budget Day as up to half a million workers strike

HUNDREDS of picket lines have mounted outside government offices, schools, hospitals, universities and stations on Wednesday, as the biggest…

The National (Scotland)

DVLA issues strike warning as drivers urged 'not to contact' amid delays

Fresh strike action taking place this month is to impact a wide array of civil service and government bodies.

Daily Record

Greens will not cross picket line at Holyrood in 'solidarity' with workers

GREEN MSPS will not cross virtual or physical picket lines when staff from the PCS union go on strike, the party has confirmed.

The National (Scotland)

Tory chairman apologises for Braverman email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Greg Hands sorry for ‘error’ which saw government staff lumped in with Labour and ‘left-wing lawyers’

The Independent UK

Strike action to shut Holyrood to public on Wednesday

THE public will be blocked from accessing the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday due to industrial action.

The National (Scotland)

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Travellers warned to expect disruption as Border Force strikes coincide with French walkouts

The Home Office said passengers should expect to face longer wait times at UK border control

Evening Standard

Travellers arriving in UK on Wednesday warned of longer queues as Border Force join massive day of strikes

Border agents are some of 130,000 PCS Union members due to walk out on a huge day of industrial action

Insider UK

Airport strike action suspended after new pay offer

Prospect union members at Highlands and Islands Airports were due to walk out on Monday and Friday

The Independent UK

Strike action at airports suspended after new pay offer

The Prospect union has put the proposal from Highlands and Islands Airport Limited out to its members for a vote.

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The Guardian - UK

Civil servant union accuses government of ignoring strike talks offer

Prospect says Cabinet Office not engaging over dispute that could lead to 150,000 public sector workers going on strike

Chronicle Live

UK strikes: Hundreds of thousands of workers to walk out on Budget Day on March 15

More than 100,000 workers will walk out on Budget Day in a sign to the Chancellor, with disruption expected up and down the country

The National (Scotland)

Marching for justice – the activists fighting for racial equality in Scotland

ON March 18, thousands of anti-racists will assemble in George Square in Glasgow for the Resist Racism Scotland Demonstration

Manchester Evening News

Full list of UK DVSA test centres and services affected by strikes this month

Learners hoping to take their driving tests this month might face disruption

Daily Record

New Universal Credit rule change could see people forced to attend jobcentre 10 times over two-week period

The DWP staff union warns the change will increase the risk of poverty for working claimants.

Manchester Evening News

DVSA warning to anyone who has a driving test booked in March

Civil servants from the PCS union are staging 11 days of strikes this month which could impact driving tests

The Guardian - UK

Prospect union members vote to strike on UK budget day

Action on 15 March likely to coincide with PCS strike, taking number of civil servants participating above 100,000

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