Border Force officers will go on strike for four days during February half-term, it has been announced
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our members perform vital roles. We therefore expect our strikes tomorrow will have a massive impact on public services.
"For while the Government brought untrained military personnel in to replace our highly skilled and experienced officers in airports over Christmas, they won't be able to do that in France. "They say they will talk about money for next year, but our members - who have been offered just a 2% rise at a time when inflation is around 10% - cannot afford to wait for next year.
"Ministers should be ashamed at how they treat their own workforce and until they come to the table with money for our members, we will continue to call strike action, with tomorrow's strike being a key part of what will be a continuous, sustained, targeted campaign."
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