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Border Force staff, driving instructors and rail workers walk out on strike

Unions are looking at ways to stage further strikes by splitting ballots by job titles rather than holding a single vote, according to reports

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2022

Driving examiners to walk out for five-day pay strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union employed by the DVSA in eastern England and the Midlands will walk out

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2022

Greater Manchester travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins

Travellers considering taking the train on Christmas Eve have been told to only use rail services “if absolutely necessary”

Manchester Evening News · Dec 24, 2022

Manchester Airport could face Christmas chaos after border staff strikes announced

Public and Commercial Services union released the strike dates for their Border Force, passport and visa staff over the Christmas period in a fight for a 10% pay rise

Manchester Evening News · Dec 7, 2022

DVSA warns of disruption to driving tests as strikes announces

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take part in a series of strikes in December and January

Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022

Driving tests set to be hit as union announces first wave of strikes among civil servants

Workers at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will join rural payment officers at more than 250 sites across the country next month, the Public and Commercial Services union said

Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022

UK faces more transport chaos as thousands of 'angry' civil servants strike next month

Today the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) announced that action would begin in mid-December after talks with the Cabinet Office failed to yield an agreement

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

UK facing Christmas travel chaos as civil servants in three departments to strike

Stoppages will affect passport and border checks, driving tests and farm payments throughout Christmas

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

Ports, Border Force, driving tests and licences to be hit by strikes

The Public and Commercial Services union said action will start in mid-December and continue for a month.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Around 100,000 civil servants including driving test examiners and Jobcentre staff vote to strike

The Public and Commercial Services union said the legal threshold to initiate industrial action has been reached

Manchester Evening News · Nov 10, 2022