Met Police members vote to strike over pay

PCS members working for the Metropolitan Police Service have voted to take strike action over a two-tier system that treats the 30,000 police officers more favourably than our members, its 11,000 police staff.

In 2024-2025 the Met paid its police officers a consolidated £1250 London living allowance but has refused to pay it to police staff PCS members, who unlike police officers, do not receive free travel and who mainly live in London and its suburbs.

Met Police group president David Parrock said “members have sent a message that should be heard loud and clear by the Met’s management board: we will not accept his plans for police staff to be second class citizens. They have voted to say that yes, we do deserve to receive the £1250 London allowance increase, just like the police officers.’

The PCS Met Police executive committee will meet to decide next steps which may include uniting with Prospect and Unite members, also being balloted over the failure to pay their members the £1250 London cost of living allowance. It would like to extend thanks to all the PCS members and staff who helped with the ballot.

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said: “Our members in the Met Police have had enough of being treated like an afterthought.

“Their almost 100% vote for strike action sends a strong message.

"Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces. And this means taking action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as their colleagues.”