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Jobcentres are among those services hit by today's strike
Civil servant strike causes widespread disruption

Proceedings in the Welsh assembly have been stopped and government services across the country shut down today as thousands of civil servants strike over pay and job cuts. More than 200,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, working in more than 200 government departments and agencies, are expected to take part in… Read more »

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280,000 civil servants in strike ballot

About 280,000 civil servants will be balloted on strike action today as the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union protests against job losses and outsourcing. Organisers say that if the vote goes in favour of a 24-hour walkout across 200 government agencies on January 31st, it could mark the start of the biggest period of… Read more »