United Kingdom - Public-service workers on strike - August 31, 2026

PCS members at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office took strike action on 22, 23, 29 and 30 July against the department’s restructuring programme. The union demands a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, meaningful consultation, updated equality assessments and respect for existing Civil Service redundancy agreements. Following talks with the permanent under-secretary and senior HR officials on 7 July, the union concluded that management was unwilling to provide the necessary commitments and served notice of industrial action.

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