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100,000 civil servants vote to strike from passports to DWP - full list of areas hit

The Public and Commercial Services Union asked more than 150,000 Government employees at 214 departments across the country whether to join national industrial action

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of jobs at risk as DWP launches voluntary redundancy scheme - including in North East

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a voluntary redundancy scheme with more than 400 jobs at risk

Chronicle Live

Union accuses DWP of 'cynically delaying' redundancy announcement until after strike vote

The Public and Commercial Services Union said hundreds of jobs are at risk at 13 sites across the country with the Department for Work and Pensions launching a volunatary redundancy scheme

Daily Mirror

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Border Force union joins legal action over conditions at Manston asylum centre

Exclusive: PCS joins action with charity and a woman placed at Kent processing centre for boat arrivals

The Guardian - UK

Cleaners and caterers to strike at UK’s business department

Outsourced workers supporting civil servants are skipping meals because they can’t afford them, says PCS union

The Guardian - UK

Manston staff would not be able to control riots, government warned

‘Should something really nasty kick off we would not be in a position to control it,’ says PCS union

The Independent UK

Overcrowding has made Manston centre a ‘pot that’s boiling over’, workers say

‘Why has it taken firebombs to be thrown for anyone to take notice?’, union rep said

The Independent UK

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Court staff begin nine-day walkout over case management system

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said members working as legal advisers and court associates will strike from Saturday to October 30.

The Independent UK

Union to rally in bid to save hundreds of Liverpool MoD jobs

Hundreds of staff could be relocated to Blackpool

Liverpool Echo

As the Tories implode, Britain’s unions are powering up – and more than ready for the fight

Union leaders see themselves as a third force in politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Strikes could run for 'months' if hundreds of thousands of workers back walkouts

PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka warned that disputes over pay and working conditions could run into the Spring and said people were fed up of the Government's 'callous, brutal dismissal' of workers' concerns

Daily Mirror

Union leader urges Keir Starmer to make clear he is on side of workers

Unite’s Sharon Graham says Labour leader must not ‘stand on the sidelines’ as workers go on strike

The Guardian - UK

What would a general strike mean and will there be one as unions warns of joint action

Trade union bosses have been escalating calls for mass coordinated strike action this winter, raising questions about whether a general strike could be imminent

Daily Mirror

UK union leaders step up warnings of synchronised strikes this winter

Bosses tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strike

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Liverpool Echo

'Frustrated and angry' union members stage third wave of strikes

Members of the PCS union have walked out today

The Guardian - UK

UK richest family accused of ‘playing Scrooge’ over below real living wage workers’ pay

Exclusive: Company owned by Hinduja family refuses to offer workers inflation-matching pay rise

Chronicle Live

North East courts staff to walk out as part of nine-day national strike this month

Legal advisors and court associates are taking industrial action over their 'unworkable' digital system

The Independent UK

Government spent over £3billion on temporary agency staff to do civil service jobs

Ministers accused of wasting money and running down pay and conditions

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Daily Mirror

Nine day walk-out at 65 courts in row over 'unworkable' shakeup - see full list

Trade union PCS today announced that strikes by legal advisors and court associates will go ahead on October 22 to 30 - adding to chaos across the legal system

Reuters

Factbox-Danielle Smith wins Alberta premiership race vowing to table sovereignty bill

Danielle Smith, 51, was elected leader of Alberta's ruling United Conservative Party on Thursday and will become 19th premier of Canada's main oil-producing province.

Wales Online

Union says government employees are living in 'depths of poverty'

It said civil servants are relying on foodbanks

Daily Mirror

Passports and drivers' licences could grind to a halt as 150,000 civil servants vote on strike

A winter of discontent looms in key departments like the DWP, DVLA and Passport Office - after the PCS union launched its biggest ever strike ballot at 214 organs of government

Evening Standard

MPs criticised for skipping queue to see Queen lying in state as David Beckham waits with public

Cleaners, security staff and caterers in Parliament are being treated ‘as second class citizens’ as they cannot jump the line, a union said

The Independent UK

MPs skipping queue to see Queen lying in state sparks criticism

Cleaners, security staff and caterers in Parliament are being treated ‘as second class citizens’ as they cannot jump the line, a union said.

The Guardian - UK

The threat to lay off King Charles’s staff while the nation mourns is despicable

My union has demanded the notification be immediately withdrawn, says Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union

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