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Some Border Force staff patrolling UK waters plan strike over pay
More than 120 Border Force workers will strike on Nov 14 over stalled pay and role standardization despite a government review started six years ago, union says.
- More than 120 staff from the British Border Force Maritime plan to strike on November 14 to protest pay and working conditions, according to the Public and Commercial Services union.
- The strike follows six years of unresolved issues regarding standardization of pay and roles for Border Force staff, according to the PCS.
- Fran Heathcote, PCS general secretary, emphasized that the strike is intended to send a message to the Home Office about inadequate proposals.
- This year, approximately 37,000 migrants have crossed into the UK via the English Channel, marking a 25% increase from last year, according to official reports.
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Some Border Force staff patrolling UK waters plan strike over pay
A union representing British Border Force workers said on Friday that more than 120 staff who patrol Britain's waters, in "sometimes harrowing roles", plan to strike on November 14 to protest over pay and working conditions.
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