Met Police staff suspend strike action

Met Police management has made a revised pay offer to staff in response to strike action planned by PCS members on 15 January. The planned strike was intended to repeat the successful industrial action on 5 November which closed nearly all custody suites and two thirds of 999 call handling units across the whole of London.

Met Police met all four unions (PCS, FDA, Prospect and Unite) on Friday (9) with a new pay offer.

PCS agreed to pause our planned strike action and will hold consultative meetings with members followed by a ballot.

PCS now has over 6,800 members working in civilian roles for Met Police – a number which is growing rapidly, and adds to the negotiating power of the union.

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said: “These loyal and committed members care about justice at work as much as they care about justice on the streets of London.

“It is only right that managers have taken notice. We look forward to consulting members and to meaningful engagement with managers going forwards.”