Leaders tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strike
Trade union leaders are warning of a wave of synchronised strikes this winter, with a civil service union saying road officials could take action on the same day as rail workers, and Border Force officials on the same day as airport staff, to cause maximum disruption.
As trade unionists met for the annual TUC congress in Brighton, Mark Serwotka, the head of the PCS union, representing 150,000 civil servants, said it stood ready to strike on the same day as others if its workplaces vote for industrial action in ballots due to be returned by early November.
Leaders tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strikeTrade union leaders are warning of a wave of synchronised strikes this winter, with a civil service union saying road officials could take action on the same day as rail workers, and Border Force officials on the same day as airport staff, to cause maximum disruption.As trade unionists met for the annual TUC congress in Brighton, Mark Serwotka, the head of the PCS union, representing 150,000 civil servants, said it stood ready to strike on the same day as others if its workplaces vote for industrial action in ballots due to be returned by early November. Continue reading…