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People smugglers are still profiting from small boats. Can the UK fix the crisis?

As ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still want to cross the Channel despite French police aggression and hostile welcomes

The Guardian - UK · 6h ago

Met Police staff to strike on Bonfire Night in pay dispute

The walkout comes amid an ongoing row over an allowance paid to members of the Public and Commercial Services union

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Thousands of Met Police staff vote to strike in dispute over pay

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will walk out after being refused a £1,250 allowance

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025

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Hundreds of Met civilian staff begin two-week strike over flexible working

Vetting team workers have been threatened with docked pay if they don’t return to offices

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Met Police staff including 999 call handlers vote to strike over return to office working

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

Met Police staff vote to take strike action over return to office working

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Holidaymakers warned of ‘serious disruption’ as hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow set to strike

PCS union members’ action will hit disrup the end of the summer holidays when they walkout from August 31 to September 3

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2024

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Security guards in Jobcentres vote to strike in dispute over pay

The Public and Commercial Services union has announced that its members have voted to take strike action.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2024

Commons security guards suspend planned strike action

More than 250 members of the Public and Commercial Services union were due to take industrial action in a row over night shifts.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

DVLA staff will go on strike again next month over pay, pensions and conditions

Public and Commercial Services union members will be walking out for 15 days straight

Wales Online · May 28, 2023

HMRC workers to strike for 18 days over May and June

More than 400 workers from His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will go on strike for 18 days in May and June, the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has said.

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

JobCentre workers in Glasgow to go on strike for five days in pay row

The strike will start on May 2.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April and May 2023

Teachers, BBC journalists and Passport Office staff are taking action next month

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Passport office workers launch five-week strike over pay and pensions

More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites, including Glasgow, are walking out in an escalation of the long-running row.

Daily Record · Apr 3, 2023

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Manchester Evening News · Apr 3, 2023

How will the Passport Office strike affect your travel plans

More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union begin a five week walk out today (Monday)

Wales Online · Apr 3, 2023

Passport Office staff begin five-week strike over pay and pensions

Over 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) at eight sites are walking out

The National (Scotland) · Apr 2, 2023

Scots Passport Office staff to start five-week strike over pay and pensions

More than 1000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites will walk out in an escalation of the long-running row.

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Sunak should have suspended Raab during bullying investigation, says union

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said Mr Raab should have stepped down or been suspended.

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Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take industrial action between February 17 and 20

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions, including Border Force workers

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Half term holidays at risk as Border Force announce four days of strike action

One thousand Border Force officers will stage strikes for four days during half term - putting school holidays in jeopardy - the Public and Commercial Services union has announced

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

The Public and Commercial Services union said it will meet a Government minister at the Cabinet Office later this week.

Daily Mirror · Jan 8, 2023

Union chief blasts leaked proposal to 'BAN' Border Force workers from strikes

The idea was said to have been one of three put forward by officials in the Business Department in a leaked email. A No10 source denied it had ever been considered by Downing Street

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