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The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) condemns the bombing in Iran and warns of the severe consequences for civilians and regional stability.
PCS members at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will be balloted for industrial action from 2 March to 15 April in a dispute over office closures, a mandatory 60% office attendance policy, and changes to recruitment opportunities.
Capita, which is currently failing to pay pensions to thousands of retired civil servants has been named the preferred bidder for a £700 million contract to run payroll services for more than 250,000 civil servants across some of the government’s largest departments.
Security officers at the Palace of Westminster have begun re‑balloting for industrial action until 12 March, amid an escalating dispute over frozen pay, long shifts, delayed breaks, and what PCS describes as a “toxic, anti‑union culture” within the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) and the House of Commons.
PCS members at the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) will take three days of strike action on 24, 25 and 26 February in an escalating dispute over an imposed 2% pay award.