Over 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working in Passport Offices across England, Scotland, and Wales are set to take part in a five-week-long strike action. The industrial action will take place in seven Passport Offices located in Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough, and Southport, from April 3 to May 5. Members of the Passport Office in Northern Ireland are also being balloted and may join the action, pending the ballot result, which is set to close on March 17.
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The strike action is a significant escalation of the union’s ongoing dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms, and job security. The strike is expected to have a substantial impact on the delivery of passports, especially with the summer approaching.
