Second 24-hour strike for security staff in the Houses of Parliament

Over 300 PCS members who work at the Palace of Westminster are taking their second 24 hours of strike action from 7am on 10 September to 7am on 11 September.

The members are also taking part in an overtime ban and a work-to-rule.

The members are angry about their employer’s removal of six days' annual leave from contracts, pay stagnation, worsening conditions and a widening ethnicity pay gap. They are also disappointed that the employer wrongly claims that they agreed to reduce their annual leave entitlement and refuses to take this grave concern seriously.

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said:

“In a powerful display of solidarity, dozens of MPs joined our members last week at a huge picket line in the Palace of Westminster.

“These MPs see up close the amazing work these members do every day to ensure their safety and the safety of others in the UK's national parliament building.

“Our members are determined to take this hard-hitting action until they achieve their demands."