130,000 Civil Servants Strike Over Pay Dispute

130,000 Civil Servants Strike Over Pay Dispute
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union on the picket line outside the Passport Office in east London on April 3, 2023. Yui Mok/PA Media
Lily Zhou
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More than 130,000 civil servants across the UK walked out on Friday over an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms, and job security.

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members’ all-out strike affected 132 departments and public bodies ranging from the British Museum to the Cabinet Office. The British Museum said it would restrict entry to members and pre-booked visitors.