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New Year’s Eve Strikes: PCS Union Members Protest Cuts

12/31/2025

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Approximately 300 Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members will strike at the Palace of Westminster on New Year’s Eve, their fourth day of action this year.
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote criticized the employer for reducing annual leave and making an inadequate cash offer.
Cleaning staff on the Docklands Light Railway will also strike over pay issues.

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Approximately 300 Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members will strike at the Palace of Westminster on New Year’s Eve, their fourth day of action this year.
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote criticized the employer for reducing annual leave and making an inadequate cash offer.
Cleaning staff on the Docklands Light Railway will also strike over pay issues.