UK civil servants in Whitehall and frontline services vote to strike

Services from passports to pensions could be affected as 100,000 PCS union members to join nurses in wave of stoppages

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Civil servants running public services from passports to pensions have voted to take strike action, joining a wave of stoppages expected to hit the UK, as workers fight to protect their living standards in the face of double-digit inflation.

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) announced on Thursday that the threshold for strike action had been hit in 126 public sector workplaces, covering 100,000 workers.

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​Services from passports to pensions could be affected as 100,000 PCS union members to join nurses in wave of stoppages• UK politics live – latest news updatesCivil servants running public services from passports to pensions have voted to take strike action, joining a wave of stoppages expected to hit the UK, as workers fight to protect their living standards in the face of double-digit inflation.The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) announced on Thursday that the threshold for strike action had been hit in 126 public sector workplaces, covering 100,000 workers. Continue reading…