Staff at the British Museum go out during the midterm break
New strikes have been called by the largest civil service association in a long-running dispute over jobs, wages and pensions.
The embers of the Commercial and Public Service (PCS) union at the British Museum will take industrial action during the February half term.
More than 100 members of the museum’s security and visitor services teams will be in action over seven days from February 13.
On the same day, more than 60 PCS members began five days of action at the Drivers and Vehicles Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Wales.
The union said the February 13-17 strike has the potential to disrupt driving license printing and affect other printing jobs at Tax and Customs (HMRC) and the Department of Labor. and Pensions (DWP).
In a separate dispute, PCS members serving as legal counsel and court collaborators in more than 80 courts across England and Wales have announced a four-day strike from February 3.
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The Rosetta Stone at the British Museum (Edmond Terakopian/PA)
The announcement comes ahead of a strike by half a million workers next Wednesday, including 100,000 PCS members.
PCS Secretary General Mark Serwotka said: “We have warned ministers that our actions will be widespread if they ignore our requests and we keep our promises.
“By failing to discuss any new money, the Government has failed its own workforce – the very people it praises for keeping the country running during the pandemic.
“If the Government is serious about resolving the dispute, ministers can resolve it tomorrow.
“Instead, they shamefully buried their heads in the sand, hoping we would disappear. We won’t.
“Wednesday will see our union’s biggest action in a decade, with 100,000 of our members across England, Scotland and Wales telling the Government they are asking for a raise now. hours to help them through the cost of living crisis and beyond.”
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