The Pensions Regulator staff launch fresh round of strike action over pay

Regulator ‘disappointed’ as PCS union members begin fresh strike today

Martin Richmond
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Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union working for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have launched a further round of strike action as part of an ongoing pay dispute.

The workers have today (10 January) commenced their 37th day of strike action today - with all workers set to strike on 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25 26, 30 and 31 January, as well as 1 February. The strike action is in response to an offer of a 3% pay rise - an offer the PCS union says is below that for civil service employers, who they say received a 4.5% pay rise. The PCS members went on strike for two weeks between 5 September and 18 September last year and launched a further round of strike action on 11,12, 16, 17 October and then for two further weeks from 23 October after talks with ...

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