PCS strikes


Last month, workers at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Businesss, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) took two and four days strike action respectively in protest over poor pay from contractors.


The PCS civil service union said contractor Interserve, which operates at the FCO has refused to recognise or negotiate with the union and has made repeated blunders on pay, leaving many low-paid workers struggling to make ends meet.


Meanwhile contractors ISS and Aramark, which operate at BEIS, have refused to pay the London Living Wage, and cleaners at ISS have also struggled to survive due to non-payment of wages.


https://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/news/outsourced-support-staff-strike-fco-over-terms-and-conditions

https://www.pcs.org.uk/news/great-support-for-first-day-of-interserve-fco-strike

https://www.pcs.org.uk/news/iss-and-aramark-staff-at-beis-to-take-four-days-strike-action-over-low-pay